We drove to Kenmore, WA to the Kenmore Air hangar on Lake Washington for a lil seaplane flight.
They wanted us to get there an hour early so we had a lot of time to kill.
We had a little chat with the pilot before leaving.
I liked the little luggage holding net in the back.
I was struck by how low we seemed to be the whole time.
I was surprised how smooth the landings were. I guess if it had been windy or something maybe the waves would make landing unpleasant, but this was smoother than landing on.. land. We stopped on Lake Union before heading on to our final destination.
I guess this was to scare birds off the dock?
It as also fun that we were so low and slow that you could still use your phone normally.
We landed at Victoria, British Columbia, which sits on the tip of Vancouver Island in Canada.
"Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843." The city is also the capital of British Columbia.
There were baked goods
We were very impressed with the selection of chocolate oranges at the drug store near the hotel.
I was initially attracted to going to Victoria in the first place because I heard they had good Christmas lights and events. I heard right.
For dinner we went to Papa's Poutinerie.
I've had poutine a few times now in Canada and I think I just don't like it very much. In my head it's similar to the horseshoe of Springfield, IL fame as it has similar ingredients BUT... it's just not. For one thing... it needs some meat. Is this supposed to be a meal? I feel like the gravy is also always too salty. Disappointing.
I think this is a pretty nice place. The architecture is classic and fun and the lights were beautiful.
