Wow!! Sun that is absolutely breath taking. What an amazing to enjoy a sit. I can see why it is manditory for you to keep your eyes open. What a waste not to. Especially on such a beautiful clear day. Did you take the pic? It is awesome.

I loved my visit down there. I went with a friend and we stayed with her cousin who is a San Fran police officer. Man did she have stories to tell. My friend and I had to be careful because her political views on things were quiet different then ours. We remained respectful of where we were and that we were guests in her home. She was a wonderful tour guide. We did some of the usual tourist things but she took us to more out of the way places too. She lived atop a canyon and I loved sitting out on the patio every morning and just taking it all in. I think if I were to live in California that is where I would pick. The climate would suit me. Not too hot and not too cold. Perfect!

You took in one of the prize cities of our province. Definately the most visited. Did you go by land or ferry? Victoria is our capital city and the British influences are still very strong over there. It was a favourite place of Queen Victoria, thus the name. Love for her continues to this day. The whether is so mild in Victoria all year round (part of the Pineapple belt that comes up from Hawaii) that flowers bloom even in the winter. Not a lot of action but they stay green and flowering. No frost over there even in the dead of winter. My sister lives mid to north island while her daughter lives in the south just about 30 miles or so east of Victoria.

I live closer to home on the mainland, inland about 150 miles from Vancouver, know as the upper fraser valley through which one of our major rivers, the Fraser River runs. My town is at the eastern tip of the valley along side the river before it heads up the Fraser Canyon to meet the Thompson River. Lots of white water rafting with the Mighty Fraser so wild it is not for the faint of heart. The Thompson was enough for me when we dared to give it a go. It was a lot of fun actually. No one went over board but almost a couple of times.