Travel Trip Tips And Sites To See

[wyomingron]

We are starting to plan a 3-4 week trip around the Seattle (north Washington) area, including the islands and into Victoria. We have heard this is one of the most beautiful areas with lots to see.

We have not been to this area and have no idea of where to stay, see, how to get across (some say stay in the US, or stay on an island, or drive into Canada), or what to do.

We would love to hear about your ideas, past plans and places to visit. Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Happy trails to all....and Thanks,

Ron and Linda

[tbutler]

In Victoria, the capital of BC are two attractions that we would recommend. The Royal British Columbia Museum is worth a day. The museum has excellent exhibits. It is located right next to the Provincial Capital Building which can be toured if you are interested. Both these buildings are located on the waterfront with many shops, stores and restaurants. You can easily spend a day in this area.

A second attraction we enjoyed is Butchart Gardens just outside Victoria. This is a huge botanical garden with some spectacular floral displays. Again, you can easily spend a day here. There are restaurants on the grounds.

The rest of Vancouver Island is very scenic and has numerous places to visit. We had a native to take us to many out of the way places. There was a deli/grocery with goats grazing on the roof somewhere on one of the backroads, the Dingy Dock Pub in Nanaimo. The Dingy Dock Pub is a floating bar/restaurant in the harbor. Boats anchor in the harbor and take their dingy to the bar. There is a small ferry that transports you to the bar from the mainland. We also enjoyed buidings with extensive historical murals in Chemainus. Also in Chemainus is a truly unique RV Park that doubles as a sculpture park. Our friends took us to forests, lakes and many other beautiful and scenic places. We spent a week on the island staying in our motor home which we took over on the BC Ferry.