Victoria not far from Sidney.

I went to Victoria BC for no other reason than it gave me something to do, somewhere to go. In hindsight it would have paid to put more thought into they extra time I found myself with. Still, it's a nice place with enough to and the trip out there is nice.

It was there I went to the Victoria Bug Zoo. Smallest zoo I've ever been to. About the size of a large lounge room. I held a tarantula. It was very light. I had to fight the urge to hurl the poor thing against the wall. Huge leaf cutter ant colony too which was interesting. They need more bugs though and I was glad I stumbled across it. A common theme I encountered in Victoria is one where the local hoteliers are of the belief that English, Irish, or Scottish pubs employ near naked women with super short skirts & bare midriffs. Turns out that my memory has some capacity to restore as I remember this car park.

Victoria is the capital of British Columbia and BC's parliament building is quite grand by day, from a distance.

When up close you can see the permanently affixed lights which at night make the seat of provincial government look more like a wedding reception hall or amusement park (which I'm sure isn't far from the truth on occasion).

While in Victoria I stayed at the Ocean Island hostel. Not much to look at from the outside.

It was nice mostly because they'd made an effort as and they were in the process of refurbishing their bathrooms and it was the first time in over a week I'd had a decent shower with a proper shower head. I hate the faucets in North America though, they are so retarded & varied. Push, pull, twist, turn, up, down, in, out. different & varied modes haven't ceased to cross my path and I long for the simplicity of home. Drips.

Soon left Victoria as I was just killing time until my Moose trip into the Rockies and out to Banff. On the ferry trip back to Vancouver I did think how nice it would be to spend some time at one of the many holiday homes that line the shore near the Juan De Fuca strait.