VICTORIA, BC WEEKEND

WE SPENT A LOVELY THREE DAYS IN VICTORIA, BC CANADA. WE GOT INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT GOING TO MANY OF THE EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO WALK TO EVERYTHING FROM OUR B&B. 

THE INNER HARBOR IN FRONT OF THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING

THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING IN IT'S CHRISTMAS GLORY

THE LEGENDARY EMPRESS HOTEL

WE EVEN GOT TO WATCH TWO LIGHTED PARADES ON ONE NIGHT

THE LIGHTED TRUCK PARADE

SOME WERE MOVING RATHER FAST PAST US.

THE LIGHTED BOAT PARADE

THE WINNER

QUADRA ISLAND, BC

IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I UPDATED EVERYONE, SORRY I HAVE BEEN SO LAX AT KEEPING THIS SITE UP. AFTER THEODORE ROOSEVELT NP WE SPENT TIME IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT, WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN, THEN ON TO LOON LAKE, WA, TO VISIT WITH MY AUNT AND UNCLE.  WE THEN WENT NORTH TO NELSON, BC, TO INTRODUCE  VIRG TO MY CANADIAN RELATIVES.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ON QUADRA ISLAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA JUST A SHORT FERRY RIDE FROM CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, ON VANCOUVER ISLAND VISITING VIRG'S #2 SON AND FAMILY (THE NEWEST GRANDSON, 2.5 YRS OLD).


THE FERRY RIDE FROM THE MAINLAND (HORSESHOE BAY) TO VANCOUVER ISLAND (NANAIMO) WAS RELAXING, BUT PRICEY.

LOADED ON THE LOWER DECK

LAST ONE ON

LAST IN LINE OF THE RV'S

THIS IS THE AREA VIRG'S SON CARVED OUT FOR US ON HIS PROPERTY. THE DRIVEWAY WAS A TIGHT FIT, BUT WE DROVE UP GOING FORWARD. I THEN DID SOME TOUGH BACKING UP PLUS AN UNHITCH AND RE-HITCH TO GET US POSITIONED AS YOU SEE US. WE ARE NOW SET FOR THE NEXT 2.5 MONTHS.

THE ROCK WALL MADE THE ENTRANCE VERY NARROW

THE WIRES OVERHEAD WERE A LITTLE LOW SO WE HAD TO HOLD THEM UP

LOOKING BACK UP THE DRIVEWAY FROM WHERE WE ARE PARKED

PARKED AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY 

DROVE UP TO WHERE THE CAR IS TO START TURNING AROUND

NICE PARKING SPOT ON GRAVEL, THANKS JASON

OUR FRONT ENTRANCE VIEW

VIEW FROM THE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY

  
NOW WE NEED TO GET USE TO THE LAID BACK LIFE OF THE ISLANDS.

FALL IS HERE AND WE ONLY HAVE 6 DAYS TO GO

We have exactly 6 more days of work before we hit the road. First to Salt Lake City to see the grandkids and then up to Quadra Island in Canada to spend three months with Virg's number two son, Jason, and family. We hope to get to know the 2 year old grandson while there.


Meanwhile here, fall has begun and we are in the midst of a cold, blustery, rainy day. We have had our electric heater going full time for the last couple of weeks. Below are some pictures of Fall at Lake Kabetogama, MN.

FALL COLORS AT THE RESORT

HOME SWEET HOME IN THE FALL

THE WATER FALL WE BUILT IN THE SPRING

WHAT VIRG HAS BEEN DOING ALL SUMMER

A STORMY DAY

TWO FOOT WAVES

THE VIEW FROM THE FIRESIDE CABIN

STORMY LAKE

FALL COLORS ACROSS A STORMY LAKE

THE MUSKIE CABIN VIEW

NORTH SHORE SCENIC RAILWAY

WE TOOK A TRAIN RIDE ON THIS SCENIC RAILWAY PAST DOWNTOWN AND UP THE ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR

THEY HAVE SOME REALLY NICE TRAIN DISPLAYS WITH IN THE OLD DEPOT.

CHECK OUT THE LINK TO THEIR WEB SIGHT

NORTH SHORE SCENIC RAILWAY

THE CANAL DRAW BRIDGE OPEN

THE LAKEWALK ALONG THE TRAIN ROUTE

THE CONDUCTOR

ONE OF THE RESTORED PASSENGER CARS

VIRG ENJOYING THE SCENERY

RICK RELAXING ON THE RIDE

THE TRAIN TO TWO HARBORS PASSING US

OUR ENGINE COMING AROUND TO TAKE US BACK TO THE STATION

READY TO HOOK UP TO US

OUR TRIP TO DULUTH, MN

ON OUR TWO DAYS OFF WE WENT TO VISIT DULUTH, MN.

THE CANAL PARK AREA

DOWNTOWN DULUTH, MN

WE RODE OUR BIKES ON THE LAKEWALK

THE LAKEWALK FROM OUR ROOMS BALCONY

AND THE HARBOR ENTRANCE 

THIS IS THE CANAL DRAW BRIDGE OVER THE ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR

IF YOU GO TO THE DULUTH TALL SHIPS WEB SIGHT YOU WILL SEE PICTURES OF THE TALL SHIPS ENTERING THE HARBOR.

TALL-SHIPS-DULUTH-2010


GREAT LAKES CARGO SHIPS

COMING INTO THE HARBOR

A US STEEL CARGO SHIP NOW A MUSEUM