14 July – Saturday
Hope is surrounded by very close mountains and contains some outstanding chainsaw sculptures but apart from these, Hope just seems to be a nondescript, small town. The waitress last night committed the biggest faux pas when she asked us if we “used cutlery wherever it was we came from!” I think it came out the wrong way, or I hope it did.
Today we returned the car to Alamo in Vancouver – what a difference to Europcar!!! Very simple, no problems. Then it was off to Victoria on Vancouver Island using the bus and ferry service – 1 hour 35 minutes on the water, fortunately dead calm. A small thrill was being buzzed by a bald eagle whilst sailing between two islands. Whilst it was rather hazy, we were able to see the snow capped mountains behind Vancouver, as well as a large volcano shaped mountain to the south – I presume this may be Mt St Helens in Washington.
The Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel is quite impressive and beautifully situated right on the harbour and complete with spa and indoor pool.
Hope is surrounded by very close mountains and contains some outstanding chainsaw sculptures but apart from these, Hope just seems to be a nondescript, small town. The waitress last night committed the biggest faux pas when she asked us if we “used cutlery wherever it was we came from!” I think it came out the wrong way, or I hope it did.
Today we returned the car to Alamo in Vancouver – what a difference to Europcar!!! Very simple, no problems. Then it was off to Victoria on Vancouver Island using the bus and ferry service – 1 hour 35 minutes on the water, fortunately dead calm. A small thrill was being buzzed by a bald eagle whilst sailing between two islands. Whilst it was rather hazy, we were able to see the snow capped mountains behind Vancouver, as well as a large volcano shaped mountain to the south – I presume this may be Mt St Helens in Washington.
The Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel is quite impressive and beautifully situated right on the harbour and complete with spa and indoor pool.
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