Day 8. Off to Victoria

So today was another travel day, albeit a short hop. After breakfast and a quick stop for a view over Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park, Steve dropped me off at the airport for the short 25 minute hop to Victoria on Vancouver Island. I had been given many recommendations by two former colleagues, one who hails from there and one whose son now lives there, many of which involved consuming beer and food in copious quantities! However, the drive in from the airport and a brief walk around the town center revealed a very relaxed and hip ‘big little’ town with a thriving industries with lots of art works on display. While a section of town catered to tourists it wasn’t overly touristy. A walk around Beacon Hill Park burned off lunch and I stopped to listen to an open air concert being given by a local band. The provincial legislature and the Empress Hotel dominate the harbour while the museum has lots of interesting art works and totem poles on display outside. The weather was a chilly 18C and with rain I decided to follow my friends’ advice. From here the memory gets a bit fuzzy but suffice to say the beer and food were good.