Today’s colours and clouds were wonderfully dreamy and gave a “little piece of paradise” feel! While mostly sitting yesterday for four hours of whale watching, today I was ready to hit the walkways and cover lots of kilometres. The sky was gorgeous from the second I walked out of my Inn to the second I returned after the long walk. The Inner Harbour always calls out to me and the call was extra loud this time.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Victoria, British Columbia October 15, 2025
While eyeing the reds in the trees, around the corner floated a red plane!
It had just landed and was floating to the Inner Harbour Airport.
view as I passed by Fisherman’s Wharf
view from The Breakwater
another view from The Breakwater as I walked back
Bushtit
there were a couple dozen of these
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Cooper’s Hawk
it landed right in front of me
would not turn around
I watched the sky go from this…..
…..to this!
Anna’s Hummingbird
After walking tbrough this canopy…..
…..I exited to see the still amazing sky!
I let it frame me!
Got it right on the first try!
a panorama photo
I was giving all my attention to the sky over the water.
Then I turned around and saw this off towards Beacon Hill Park.
I arrived back at the Inner Harbour in time for a late lunch. When I asked for a seat outside, she looked at me with a look that said “really”. I wanted an unobstructed view so sat outside bundled up with a blanket over my legs. The beer and fish tasted the best!
If I had not already walked enough, I walked more. Not that I wanted to so quickly walk off my lunch, but the views were so pretty with those clouds in the sky and the sun felt very warm. I added another hour of walking to the three hours I did earlier.
It eventually came time to settle in with my feet up and
savour sips of that Sea Star Salish Sea wine!
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Victoria, British Columbia October 14, 2025
One of the main reasons to visit Victoria is to be near water and if possible then to be on it. I was not interested in a pickle boat tour of the Inner Harbour so the only other way for me to be on the water at this time of year was to sign up for a whale watching tour which I have never done. I wanted to see the scenery that is offered by being away out there and whatever else I saw would be a bonus. I signed up for a tour in a partially covered catamaran which is the only option this late in autumn.
I picked the back row and was settled in for speeds of up to 75 kms/hr.
view in front of me
Naturalist front left
Captain front right
view to my right
a Bald Eagke
Then, just like that, SWOOSH!
This is a very small snippet of a video I captured.
While we were watching the whales, so was this boat. I googled the Bear Paw.
a lone Sea Otter
Cormorant nests
I have no idea what lighthouse this is, but will google later to try and find out.
We arrived at a location that is populated with Sea Lions and Cormorants.
I didn’t want this expedition to end!
Time came to once again put the pedal to the metal and aim for Victoria.
One last view back!
The thick black line to the right shows our route.
The Naturalist filled in all the information summarizing the highlights of our tour.
He would be reporting the sighting of the new calf.
from my Strava
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