Monday, October 27, 2008

O Canada!




(Craig writes) Traveling through Washington state toward the Canadian border was another beautiful drive. We got to see several extremely high mountains, (or has been volcanoes), complete with a lot of snow on top of them, (check out the additions to the slide show pics). Coming down to the lower elevations of the Pacific Northwest has greatly improved our breathing and now we don't feel like fish out of water, ah "good old heavy air"! Passing through customs at the border went a lot easier than we thought and I tried to stay serious while answering the officers questions. "Do you have any guns or weapons in the car", "Why are you coming into Canada", "Have you ever been in Canada before", "Did you actually drive all the way from SC to get here or fly and rent a car?" Between the questions he added, "Please take your sunglasses off Mam." After determining that we were not international spies or terror threats he stamped our passports and allowed us to enter so here we are!

Leaving the border we headed for the ferry terminal to purchase a ticket for our crossing over to Victoria, Vancouver Island. The 1 1/2 hour ferry trip was fun as we watched seals and people while playing cards. Arriving at the Island we found our B&B and were greeted by a friendly young lady who checked us in and showed us around. Dinner was at Milestones Restaurant located by the city marina. Delicious food and fantastic views, it reminded us of being at the Boardwalk at Disneyworld!

We look forward to exploring this part of the Great Pacific Northwest next week and meeting some of our "neighbors to the North".

2 comments:

ashlea said...

I love the "Please take your sunglasses off maam." Wow, those guys are good - they knew which of the two of you to be concerned about. :) Hee, hee, hee! Just teasing Mom! :)

Craig and Becky said...

You funny girl!