Our WA friends surprised us with a gift of a weekend getaway before we move back to Maui. Let me also include, this was a Cade-less getaway! Yes, we survived (ok, mostly Lynn ) leaving Cade in the more than capable hands of Aunty Trisha. Uncle Kyle helped out a little bit too. :)
Cade enjoying WA beach time with Aunty Trisha, Uncle Kyle and Sporty.
Notice the sand isn't very nice looking
We started by taking a 3 hour boat ride from Seattle to Victoria. I didn't take any pictures of the boat, because we didn't have very happy memories on the way up to Victoria. Yes, we both got a little seasick. Blah...
Then we were picked up by a ziplining company and went on a 2 hour zipline tour!
Map of the 7 lines we zipped down. Once you get on the course, you go from tree to tree; they've built platforms onto the tree that you zip in and out of. It was amazing!
This was the longest line: 1000 feet. I thought it was wierd that they used feet, since we were in Canada, a metric country.
Picture of our gear. It's basically rockclimbing gear. Not comfortable, but very safe!
Victoria Harbor view from our room. Apparently, we learned we stayed in a haunted hotel, although nothing wierd happened to us.
Famous Empress Hotel
The Empress at night (the hotel, not Garrett)
Parliament building at night
We had a wonderful time together, enjoying such a historic and classic city. We walked around the city, went on a ghost tour, and just enjoyed our baby-less time. Although, everytime we saw a baby or stroller, we always made a comment about Cade or wondered what he was doing at that time. We didn't make it to Buchart Gardens, so we'll have to make it up to Victoria again.
Oh, and we're happy to report the boat ride back to Seattle had a happy ending; neither of us got seasick! :) Ginger candy does help!
