Ferries, Pickle Boats, and Sea Planes: Vancouver Island & Victoria, BC
British Columbia blew us away with its beauty, culture, mountains, and waters.
During a recent home exchange in Vancouver BC, we explored Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Whistler, and took the Sea to Sky Highway. This is the first of three videos from the trip.
We loved that while on Vancouver Island, you are never far from the water. We took a car ferry from the mainland to Vancouver Island, toured Victoria Harbour on a pickle boat, and viewed the greater Victoria Area from the sky in a seaplane.
We will definitely be going back to Vancouver Island, BC.
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Fit check:
--Terri: Day 1: Vince dress from Nordstrom, Splendid jacket from Rehreh's in Redwood City, scarf from a shop in Gubbio, Italy, earrings from a shop in Paris, France, Balenciaga sunglasses. Day 2: dress from Target, Stan Smith's tennis shoes, earrings from Rehreh's.
--Zeke: Day 1: Carrolton shirt from Nordstrom, RAB puffy from REI, Vuori pants from Sports Basement. Day 2: AG jeans, 7Diamonds shirt from Rehreh's in Redwood City.
Lodging: Fairmont Empress in Victoria, BC (an Accor hotel)
Car rental: Hertz the Via Rail location inVancouver (do not recommend!)
Video and images by Zeke and Terri from our iPhones
Video editing by Zeke using Finalcut Pro
Music from Epidemic Sound
00:00 Introduction: Leaving Vancouver
00:14 First stop: Pacific Central Station
01:14 Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (car ferry to Vancouver Island)
03:02 Victoria, BC and Empress Hotel
03:55 Food and walking tour: Off the Eaten Path
06:17 Victoria Harbour Ferry (Captain Dave)
06:46 Red Fish, Blue Fish fish 'n chips
07:56 Royal British Columbia Museum
09:47 Parliament Buildings: Legislative Assembly of BC
10:42 Confederation Fountain
10:54 Victoria Harbour: Lower Causeway Promenade
11:06 Harbour Air: seaplane tours / flights
12:59 Victoria Butterfly Gardens
13:09 The Butchart Gardens
15:34 Blue's Bayou Cafe in Brentwood Bay, BC
16:06 Sidney by the Sea: Thursday night street market
16:43 Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal, Vancouver Island
17:10 Why we do what we do
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We are definitely going back to Vancouver Island. What areas should we explore next?
@brentwoodbay
4 күн бұрын
Drive 'Up Island'! Recommended stops, Goldstream Park, salmon spawning river , big trees. Totem pole viewpoint of the fjord. Split Rock Lookout, incredible view of Saanich Inlet , Brentwood Bay and Mt Baker. Parksville, big wide open beaches. Now a choice, plan A, turn west towards Tofino on Hwy 4. Little Qualicum Falls, Cameron Lake, Cathedral Park, huge trees. Port Alberni, mill town with industrial but scenic waterfront. Sutton Pass, area has highest annual rainfall in North America. At one point, right by the road is a very deep gorge that in the summer has a tiny creek at the bottom. Winter though , it fill right up and almost to the road! Tofino and Ucluelet, both really nice towns, huge beaches open ocean surfing . hot springs, islands , snow capped mountains . Plan B Stay on Hwy 19 towards Campbell River. Elk Falls, hanging footbridge over huge waterfall. Nymph Falls, warm river swimming over the falls, Strathcona Park. Alpine meadows. Mountains, hardcore hiking and easy flat boardwalks!
@ZekeandTerri
4 күн бұрын
@@brentwoodbay wow! Thank you! All noted for next June. We are hoping to do another home exchange with the Vancouver folks who now have a home in Comax Valley so that will most likely be our home base. I'll map it all out once we firm things up with them.
Yum! I love Red Fish Blue Fish. Long lines when I've been there, but worth the wait for sure.
@TerriHansonMead
12 күн бұрын
We were surprised that there wasn’t a line when we ordered but there was one by the time we left.
Fan Tan Alley Chinatown! As seen in the movie 'Bird on a wire' where Mel Gibson drove Goldie Hawn through there and made it look about three miles long! The volcano you saw was Mt Baker, 10500' high, in WA. Quite often during our winter, the only snow we see ! I'm really pleased that you really liked where we live, Brentwood Bay!
@ZekeandTerri
4 күн бұрын
We'll have to watch the movie to refresh our memory of that scene. It's been a while. Thanks for watching and for the info. And yes, we loved Brentwood Bay. Hopefully we will be back next June!
Wauuu🤩😍es muy hermosa la ciudad d Canadá, gracias por compartir, saludos desde México.
@ZekeandTerri
4 күн бұрын
Gracias por ver. Nos alegra que te haya gustado el video.