Victoria

Monday was our last day in Victoria. We were sad to go home. It was an amazing trip, but we were also happy to get back home and see our kids. This was the view of the Victoria harbor from our hotel room.
Monday morning we had a gourmet breakfast at a little place called Abigail's. It was absolutely scrumptious!
Then we went on a harbor boat tour. Our tour guide told us a lot about Victoria and its history.
You can see the Victoria government building in the background.This is the famous Empress Hotel. They serve tea there daily, but it's very pricey so we just walked through during tea time.
Here are some of the water homes in the Victoria harbor. I understand they are very expensive!
I got excited when the tour guide told us this was the same bridge used in the Annie movie. I loved that movie when I was a little girl!
The harbor is not only used by boats, but also these sea planes. We even got to see one take off.
Our last moments in Victoria were spent walking through Beacon Hill Park. It was a very large and beautiful park. We wished we could have enjoyed it longer. We got ice cream and hamburgers at the Beacon Hill Drive In to take with us on the bus/ferry. We took the bus/ferry back to Vancouver. We hung out at the airport for a while. I kept thinking, they're filming New Moon here, maybe I'll see one of the Twilight actors. No such luck! As Lloyd and I flew home and drove back to Modesto, we relished in our trip. We loved it all! The cruise was the best. Victoria was beautiful. We loved going to Canada. The people there are so warm and friendly. We joked that maybe we'd retire there. British Columbia is definitely a beautiful place. We're so very grateful for the wonderful time we had there!