I packed ScooterBob into a special travel pouch, cushioned with bubble wrap, to surprise Dar when I met her in Victoria. We took the Victoria Clipper, a passenger-only ferry that travels between Seattle and Victoria. The ride takes about 2.5 hours each way.
Who knew ScooterBob would be enjoying maritime adventures? :-)
The inside of the ferry was nice enough, but it was such a pretty day, I couldn't sit inside the whole time. There was no life preserver for ScooterBob, so he stayed in the cabin.
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| View from the back deck of the ferry. |
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| Olympic Mountains |
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| Tugboat |
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| Welcome to Victoria |
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| Coast Guard Pier |
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| Victoria Harbor |
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| Water Taxi in Victoria Harbor |
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| Victoria Clipper from opposite side of harbor. |
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| Parliament Building |
It would have been nicer to be going on a two-wheeled adventure on one of these roads...
But, since that wasn't an option, I just walked around town with ScooterBob in tow.
The ferry arrived in Victoria around 11:00, and Dar wasn't going to be free until about 3:30 or so. Since it was a pretty day, I decided exploring the city park would be a good option.
It was a beautiful place. The grounds are extremely well-maintained, there were flowers everywhere, and multiple ponds.
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| Very large rhododendron. |
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| Forest Stream |
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| Wildflower Meadow |
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| The Moss Lady |
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Moss Lady was definitely my favorite discovery in the park.
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| Blue Wildflower |
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| Looking out over Strait of Juan de Fuca. |
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| ScooterBob wanted to ride through the meadow. |
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| ScooterBob admiring the flowers. |
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| One of many ponds. |
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| Famous old stone bridge. |
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| Pretty pond reflections. |
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| ScooterBob with the Moss Lady. |
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| ScooterBob at the duck pond. |
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| Totem Poles at the BC Museum. |
I talked about meeting Dar in a previous post, but decided to share this pic again.
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| Dar, ScooterBob, and me, enjoying happy hour. |
Unfortunately, I had to be back at the ferry dock at 5:15-5:30. Dar walked me over to the terminal and then headed home, which is on the opposite side of the harbor. She told me to look for her and Poocha (her dog) as the ferry left the harbor.
I did look, and there they were on the shore. Dar was waving, and waving, and waving. I was on the back of the boat waving, too.
Dar snapped this selfie while she waited for the ferry to pass.
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Dar (Princess Scooterpie)
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She also took this picture of our ferry leaving the harbor.
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ScooterBob and me, heading back to Seattle
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| Sunset captured from the back of the ferry. |
I really, really enjoy sunsets, and I don't get to see them often. At least not clear, full-sky views like that seen from the back of the ferry as it motored toward Seattle.
I showed ScooterBob around a bit today, too. I'll share those pics in the next post, which will very likely be written from Virginia. We fly back east tomorrow morning.
It's been a wonderful visit, but I'm excited about showing ScooterBob some of my favorite sights around Virginia.
