After spending a night in Thrasher Cove – a little cove just inside Port San Juan – Port Renfrew. This cove is where the trekkers gather as a first or last stop along the West Coast Trail. It’s interesting for us to anchor up and over the course of the day watch all the people arrive at the beach and put up their tents on the beach. It was cold and there was a fire ban. So I imagine it was a chilly night for them.
The next day we had a very calm travel day to Victoria. We started the day with the stabilizer poles out and the fish in the water but we took them out after a couple of hours of travel.
We arrived to the dock in Victoria around 12:45. Docking in Victoria is always a bit of an adventure. The summer staff can be young and inexperienced- often not sure what Port or Starboard means, or what to actually do with a dock line. I might have yelled…. anyway in the end we were assertive and docked on G dock right in front of the Legislature. And the Empress Hotel
The cost in Victoria has gone up over the years. It was $432 for 3 nights.
We had a pretty good visit. The docks were not a busy this year. Most of the boats were American and it seems they were keeping to themselves a bit more than we remember.
We went out for dinner one night at a restaurant we have been to before and really enjoyed- Finn’s
Sharon recommended going to the Leg dining room for lunch but we couldn’t get a reservation for the time we wanted. We had a lovely lunch at a nearby pub with some fellow boating friends. Former Krogen owners, John and Mary. They just sold their Krogen and it sounds like they have many mixed feelings about missing it. And not missing it !
There was a Thrifty’s a short walk away for groceries. As we were walking there on our last night we came across this burger place. Looked pretty popular! Might need to check it out if we are back in Victoria. So far the Zeballos Inn had the best burger of the trip.
The day we left Victoria we motored up to Brentwood Bay. We were planning to anchor up in Todd Inlet. But it was jammed with boats. Brentwood Bay is jammed with boats ! Our friends John and Mary live in Brentwood Bay and contacted someone they knew who had a mooring ball we could spend the night at. So we tied to the mooring ball and went and had dinner at their place just a short walk from the marina there.
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Pam,
You do a good job of describing your journey to us. Along with sending photos.
Looking forward to seeing you soon. It may not be next Wednesday as I plan to fly to Alberta on Tuesday. That is if Air Canada flight attendants don’t go on strike. The I may drive.
Have you heard if Barara is going to get a pacemaker today? Carol and I had tentatively planned to go to see her today.
You have had and are having great weather for cruising.
Trudy
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Everything is Victoria is more expensive than in Vancouver but Victoria is so special. I took my twin grandchildren to Victoria on an overnight trip on their first day after this year school was over and stayed at Costal Victoria and Marina for 1 night and one night stay on Thursday night was over $500. However, kids were happy and location and the view from the rooftop was amazing. So, 3 night docking in Victoria harbour for under $500 sounds reasonable, especially with the view you had. No where in BC is like Victoria where everyone looks happy and relaxed. The full moon in Brentwood Bay looks incredible. I also looked up the same full moon, called Sturgen Moon from my garden a few days ago. The same moon looks so different when you took the picture of it from the boat. I looked up where Brentwood Bay is because it sounds familiar to me and it’s in North Saanich where Lynn Menard lives. Her house isn’t close to the ocean but her neighborhood is beautiful. A few of us from Sages club were invited to her house last year so we had a day trip to North Saanich last year. You could have lunch with her but the salmon burger at your friend’s house looks great. Knowing you are in Victoria, I guess you will be home soon and Lily will be happy. Thanks for sharing your journey for my vicarious journey with you.
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