weekend getaway to victoria

Earlier this month, John’s mom & her husband came into town for a visit. People seem a lot more eager to visit us in Seattle than they ever did in Minneapolis. Either we got more interesting or it’s the grandbaby. [Your guess is as good as mine.]

Anyway, this couple loves to travel. If you asked me ‘where is John’s mom right now?’, I couldn’t be sure. On a cruise ship in the Artic Circle? Touring Europe? Swinging by South America? [all within the last year] So, when they announced their visit, naturally they asked me to start researching a weekend getaway for us.

We landed on Victoria in British Columbia. Just a 2.5 hour ferry ride away, we thought it would be a great weekend trip. I booked seats on the Victoria Clipper ferry, our hotel & a tour of the Butchart Gardens through Clipper Vacations. All we had to do was show up at the dock, on time, and they took care of the rest. Easy peasy. [That’s the way I like it when trying to leave the country with a 9 month old for the weekend!]

I posted a few photos on Instagram of the ferry & the harbor at night, but my favorite photos of the weekend are from the Butchart Gardens tour. We spent 2 hours there, but could easily have spent a full day. It’s quite impressive.

borchardtgardens1

Out of the entire garden [well, at least the part we covered], the hot pink & purple flowers above were my favorite.
SO VIBRANT!

victoriacanadaweekendgetaway

The flowers make a lovely background, but these guys are my favorite subjects…

weekendtripfromseattle

It was a great trip & an easy option from Seattle. To be honest, it wasn’t ideal for a 9 month old [early wakeup + long, confined ferry ride + immediately hopping onto a tour bus = overtired baby], but luckily he was a champ. Also, leaving the country involves a lot of time waiting in lines for immigration/customs, so while a single-day trip is available, my advice is to extend your stay for at least one night to make it worth it! Happy travels!

weekend getaway to victoria

Earlier this month, John’s mom & her husband came into town for a visit. People seem a lot more eager to visit us in Seattle than they ever did in Minneapolis. Either we got more interesting or it’s the grandbaby. [Your guess is as good as mine.]

Anyway, this couple loves to travel. If you asked me ‘where is John’s mom right now?’, I couldn’t be sure. On a cruise ship in the Artic Circle? Touring Europe? Swinging by South America? [all within the last year] So, when they announced their visit, naturally they asked me to start researching a weekend getaway for us.

We landed on Victoria in British Columbia. Just a 2.5 hour ferry ride away, we thought it would be a great weekend trip. I booked seats on the Victoria Clipper ferry, our hotel & a tour of the Butchart Gardens through Clipper Vacations. All we had to do was show up at the dock, on time, and they took care of the rest. Easy peasy. [That’s the way I like it when trying to leave the country with a 9 month old for the weekend!]

I posted a few photos on Instagram of the ferry & the harbor at night, but my favorite photos of the weekend are from the Butchart Gardens tour. We spent 2 hours there, but could easily have spent a full day. It’s quite impressive.

borchardtgardens1

Out of the entire garden [well, at least the part we covered], the hot pink & purple flowers above were my favorite.
SO VIBRANT!

victoriacanadaweekendgetaway

The flowers make a lovely background, but these guys are my favorite subjects…

weekendtripfromseattle

It was a great trip & an easy option from Seattle. To be honest, it wasn’t ideal for a 9 month old [early wakeup + long, confined ferry ride + immediately hopping onto a tour bus = overtired baby], but luckily he was a champ. Also, leaving the country involves a lot of time waiting in lines for immigration/customs, so while a single-day trip is available, my advice is to extend your stay for at least one night to make it worth it! Happy travels!

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