Chuck and Linda join....

Finally, underway again. The visit home was incredible, and more fun than we deserved. First of all, here is a picture of the William C. Wood's, numbers 2, 3 and 4:


And Tina has fully recovered. Here she is only 12 days post delivery:

And little Isla:


And the renunions with Pete, Louise, Jimmy Koikos, Tina, and Niki







The Butchart Gardens are something to behold. We have been in Victoria once before, but never made it out to "The Gardens". Here are pictures that make this one of the most visited sites in Canada....th.e areas are grouped into sections, and each one is more impressive than the last.











This may be our Christmas Picture, if we had such a thing.

























Below are floating houses in Victoria. The city "deeds" water property for the purpose of building homes, many of which are three stories tall. They all have a sewer system without tanks, full water and electricity, and truly float. The pillings allow for the movement with tides (as much as 14 feet) and keep them in place. The docks surround them, and there are boat slips on both sides. We are told that they are very expensive, just like the $3 and $4 million ones surrounding Lake Union in Seattle...











Little Linda and Christy in Roche Harbor

Chuck, Linda, and Chris on the dock in Roche..




The lowering of the flags ceremony begins every day at Roche Harbor at exactly 10 minutes before sunset...


Floating homes in Victoria


These are Kangaroo Paw around a home in Roche

Overlooking the harbor in Roche


This is Mosquito Pass departing Roche, heading toward Victoria


In Victoria , this is "Rico's" home, built on the Harbor next to a running path near the marina


Now we are heading back to Seattle to drop Chuck and Linda off. We now know that we must get to Vancouver for repair of a scratch on the venturi (company Diamond Glaze) and a look at the software recording capabilities of the Volvo Engine