George & I went up to Victoria, British Columbia for a long weekend with our friend Alan. 

We left Seattle at 9am on Friday morning and were on the 12 noon ferry from Tsawwassen.  We have never made it up to BC that quickly before, but then we've always left around 2-3pm before.  We're still in shock about how quickly we got there.  I think there were only 3 cars ahead of us at the Peace Arch border crossing.

We spent Friday afternoon at the Victoria Butterfly Garden.  We saw some wonderful butterflies:

and some gorgeous flamingoes:



On Saturday we wandered around Victoria and then headed out to Butchart Gardens for the afternoon.  Here are George & Alan in the Japanese Garden (George is in the yellow):



After Butchart Gardens, we drove up to the viewpoint at Mount Douglas.  It was a clear, beautiful day and we could see 360 degrees.  In this photo, you can see Port Angeles, WA:



George also got this photo of a hiker on the ridge:



We had dinner in a restaurant on Victoria Harbour Saturday evening and in the morning, we took the ferry over to Port Angeles and drove home down the Olympic Peninsula.

This is the first trip I've taken where I really enjoyed myself.  Some things didn't go as planned, but rather than concentrating on those things, I let them go and truly enjoyed myself.  It was a wonderful, new feeling for me.  It was also very freeing.