After we drove by Mt. Rainier and up the Olympic Peninsula, my lovely bride and I arrived at Port Angeles WA to prepare for our adventure to Canada. We rode the MV Coho across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, British Columbia, for a fun day trip. I carried my Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II since we were going to be walking everywhere. You may have seen some of my Victoria images in my PS Challenge series.
The MV Coho in Victoria Harbor.
As the Coho entered Victoria Harbor, we were greeted by the beautiful Empress Hotel.
What a gorgeous building. I’d love to photograph it at night!
The Empress grounds were gorgeous and very well maintained. In this image, my lovely bride and frequent model stands near a pink Hydrangea at one of the corner gates.
We found an intimate little garden with these blue Hydrangeas. Hint – she loves Hydrangeas.
We walked around Victoria all morning. One stop was a knitting/yarn store Susan wanted to find. We found it, spent a little green (love the exchange rate!), and found a great place for lunch – Romeo’s! Great food! Here’s a few images from our walk.
This beautiful Totem Pole sits in front of the Parliament Building.
And here is the Parliament Building.
We came across this statue of an old sailor in front of a picture of Victoria Harbor circa 1905.
We saw several churches on our walk, one that had a wonderful cemetery with headstones that were very old. After walking 7 miles, we were both a little tired so we hopped a ride in one of the horse drawn carriages for a tour of the Victorian homes in the area.
Our driver took this picture for us. The horse’s name was Max and he did a great job. The driver explained the various commands she used and described the care of the horse, carriage and harnesses. The Parliament Building is in the background.
This is one of the many Victorian housed we passed on the tour. Owners can get government assistance in maintaining the exterior of these historic structures as long as they maintain the original appearance. Owners are free to do whatever they want to the interiors, but must maintain the integrity of the exterior. Max wouldn’t stop for pictures, so I shot this on the fly.
The carriage ride was only 30 minutes long, but the rest was welcome. We decided to rest a little more by taking a water taxi ride to Fisherman’s Wharf.
We saw many things that we don’t see here in Nevada…
…and we enjoyed sharing the Harbor with many Scenic tour float planes taking off and landing. Victoria Harbor is a very busy airport!
This image was featured in my PS challenge series. One of the many gorgeous views at Fisherman’s Wharf!
We saw very unusual sights among the house boats. My lovely bride thought it would be fun to live in one for a while.
Probably my most favorite image from the day. The MV Coho passing Fisherman’s Wharf on its way to Port Angeles.
We had a very fun day and saw so many beautiful things. We stopped by a visitor’s center and gathered information for our next trip. We’ve already picked a whale watching tour by boat with a trip to Buttchart Gardens!
Enjoy – PHOTOROGR
The PHOTOROGR Project 