Day 5; May 3 We washed the boat the majority of the day. Stayed amazingly dry despite the wind blowing all day. We tied up in front of another Nordic Tug very similar to ours. As it turns out it was built right after ours, ours is 59 and it is 60. The owners got into town this evening and they came over for a chat.

Day 6; May 4: We decided to stay the day to let the water calm down. The wind had calmed but it takes a while for the water to catch up. We walked to town to stretch our legs and then we prepared to cross the straight tomorrow.

Day 7; May 5: Before leaving for Victoria, we filled up the boat with fuel. The straight was smooth and calm making the ride across really enjoyable. We stopped at the customs dock and got checked in. We also got a slip in front of the Empress Hotel downtown which is one of the more iconic marinas that I am aware of. We went for a walk in the afternoon through downtown and Chinatown. All of the Mexican restaurants near us were all closed on Mondays. No margaritas today. We made a reservation for a tour of the town and Butchart Gardens.

Day8; May 6: Went on the tour through town and learned some interesting things about the founding fathers of Victoria. The Butchart Gardens was stunning! The different flowers, trees and shrubs was just amazing. I will let some of the pictures speak for themselves. Oh, they also said flag sales have gone up 300% recently.

Day 9; May 7: We had rain and high winds early morning before we got up. We got up early to get an early start because of the forecast winds. Underway at 7:00 AM and had no wind the entire day. We are anchored just outside Ladysmith BC.

 Pictures are out of order due to multiple cameras being used.