What a great Lifestyle this is!

What a great Lifestyle! This Labor Day weekend we are headed to Victoria, BC with the Oak Harbor Yacht Club... It is truly one of the best cities in the world to visit by sail or powerboat. From Whidbey Island, it takes us about 3 hours cruising time too get there and maybe since we are going past the south end of San Juan Island, we will run into the Orca whales again.....

Victoria has so much to do with great restaurants, shops and museums. It is a World Class City. We will moor our boat at the Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina. From there, we love to walk along the waterfront park to the center of activities around the Empress Hotel and Parliament Buildings. Lots of performers (jugglers, etc) along the prominade in front of the Empress. Take a look at the following link to the official site of the City of Victoria to get a better idea of the beauty and attractions of this outstanding Canadian city! We can't wait to get there again....

http://www.city.victoria.bc.ca/common/index.shtml

http://www.butchartgardens.com/index.php?viewPage=TRUE

Orca Whales (Killer Whales) Off San Juan Islands

Unbelieveable!!!On Sunday, August 20th, I was returning from a weekend at Roche Harbor when we ran into three pods of whales, some 90 whales in all!!! Orca whales can usually be spotted off the southwest side of San Juan Island, but very seldom three pods all at once......

It was quite a site for my son, his wife and daughters (2 of my grandchildren), let alone my wife and I. We will probably never see so many whales in one place ever again. Had a great weekend. Weather was great, Roche Harbor is just a fun place for boaters, one of the best resorts in the world....

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Beautiful La Conner, Washington Boating Community - SHELTER BAY

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