On Thursday of our Victoria trip we took a half hour flight around the peninsula. While we all enjoyed riding on a float plane it was a little anti-climactic. We thought that we would get to wear earphones and have a "tour" from the captain of what we were seeing. Didn't happen. The peninsula was really beautiful from above but we were left guessing what we were flying over. We did figure out toward the middle of the flight that we were directly over Butchart Gardens. Another reason it was hard to enjoy the flight was the smell of airplane fuel inside the cabin. It was very strong and we were happy to get out and get some fresh air. The taking off and landing were kind of neat, though.
After our airplane ride we walked over to Chocolats Favors to get an ice cream cone. These are not just any ice cream cones. They are a soft serve that is dipped in REAL chocolate. I chose a dark chocolate dip and it was divine!! Extremely messy but divine!
Pete was smart and got his in a cup.
That evening we drove up to Sidney by the Sea for the Farmer's Market. It is no secret that Rick and I love Farmer's Markets. This was no exception. We found some yummy food right away. This particular stand was really cool. I had never seen this before but a clean potato is put into a peeler/corer and then place on a stick. It is deep fried in oil for a few minutes until it starts to soften than transferred over to another vat with hotter oil to give it some crisp. They come out like potato chips on a stick. There were all kinds of sauces to put on it but rick just chose salt.
They were super yummy!
The next morning we had scheduled a Segway tour. The safety instruction was ridiculous. A couple hour of safety instruction. Way overboard. Usually it's just a fifteen minute instruction including practice ride time. Anyway, we all got the hang of it and had a good time riding around a forest park for about an hour. We all wore silly helmets, which made us feel.... a little silly but....whatever.
Everyone enjoyed our ride. Especially Deanna, she REALLY had a fun time zipping around. This was hers and Kelly's first time riding a Segway. My thought was, "After riding these in Salzburg, I am ruined for riding them anywhere else!" HAHA! Salzburg, though.......just WOW!
After the Segway tour we stopped at a cafe that was featured on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives. Kelly found a few different places on his phone that fit the Triple D category and we decided on John's Place. It did not disappoint. I had the soup and everyone was happy with their meals:)
After lunch we the host at the restaurant tipped us off to a must see place on the peninsula. We drove a half an hour up to place (I wish I could remember the name) and hiked a little bit to get up to a scenic area that gave a 360 degree view of the island. It was really beautiful. It was a nice clear day and we could see down into Victoria on the West and over to other islands on the East. We were happy that it was recommended to stop there because we would not have known about it otherwise:)
Later that day we stopped over to the Parliament Building. It was pretty inside and out!
That evening we had our last dinner of our trip at The Beach House Restaurant. It was a very busy and loud place but we all enjoyed our food. Afterward we walked down on the beach and collected some rocks for our 'littles'.
The next morning we packed up and headed over to the Clipper for the trip back to Seattle. It was a fine trip back. We bought a little lunch on the ferry and then Terri brought out some mini chocolate bars for a sweet snack. When we got back into port and collected our luggage we said our goodbyes and Pete and Terri and Deanna and Kelly caught a taxi to the airport.
Rick changed into his suit and we caught a taxi over to the Seattle Temple. it was about a 20 minute drive but the taxi smelled terrible. Like someone had just urinated in my seat! Rick didn't notice it but I couldn't wait to get out of that taxi. We did some initiatory work in the temple and then met upstairs in the most beautiful room int he temple. It was a joy being in the temple. It made me anxious to get back to our own Salt Lake Temple Wednesday night shift!
After the temple I wanted to try Uber so we did. We had a really wonderful experience with that! Our driver was there within five minutes and was very pleasant. His car was immaculate and the fare was less than a taxi cab fare. Score!! We enjoyed dinner at the airport and then got home in time to fall into bed for a good nights rest before the Sabbath Day began.
Our time with the Blakes and the Shields turned out very nice. Hopefully next time we plan a family trip more of my siblings will be able to come!
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