The Empress Hotel with its Fall coatBrenda's aunt let us use her place to stay for the last week, so we moved our stuff over there.
Had thanksgiving dinner with Jim and Diane at Jonathon's in Victoria. The dinner was so-so but it was good to see them again. Last time we saw them was in Myrtle Beach way back in late May when we were cruising up the ICW.
On Monday we went for lunch at the Princess Mary which was at one time an institution in Victoria located on a ship. Unfortunately the area where the ship was originally located was redeveloped an the ship is now scrap metal. However the new restaurant is still serves great seafood.
Spent a lot of time over at the local coffee shop which had wifi. On Wednesday, was going to play golf but it was raining so didn't go.
Had Paul and Debbie over for supper on Thursday and had a good chat. Made roast beef and yorkshire pudding. The pudding didn't come out as good as usual, as I used spelt flour in place of white flour. Seems that the spelt flour did not soak up the liquid as much as it should.
Friday, we started packing up as we were going to leave Victoria on Saturday. Had lunch with Bill and Mary over at the Gorge Vale Golf Course and saw their new place overlooking the course. Went to dinner with Jim and Diane near their home. Great dinner, but I can't remember the name of the restaurant.
View from Jim & Diane's living room
Saturday, we left Victoria for Vancouver to visit Ainsley for dinner. I still love the ferry trips across the Straight. Beautiful scenery in a relaxing atmosphere. When we arrived at Horseshoe Bay, we went and had dinner at Trolls, an institution in Horseshoe Bay. When Laura and Alex were much much younger, we went there quite frequently for family dinners out. The place has not changed very much. Stayed at the Pinnacle Hotel in North Vancouver, same place as we stayed last week in Vancouver.
Leaving Departure Bay
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