The real Lewis & Clark - intrepid adventurers
Numerous articles and personal recommendations insisted that if you only get to do one thing while visiting Vancouver, you should take the ferry across to Victoria Island and visit the world famous Butchart Gardens. Always one to do what I am told, that is just what we did...
We caught the 9am ferry ($15 pp one way) from West Vancouver with a sailing time of 1.5 hours. The ferry was amazing, 6 levels, although I believe only 2 for passengers. There was free wifi, a buffet restaurant, another café, a great gift shop, study cubicles & wide screen TVs. On arrival at Swartz Bay on Victoria Island, we hopped on a bus and for $2.50 pp, we meandered for about 40 mins through the little towns on the way. There is a 20 minute shuttle bus, but it can only take 20 passengers, and we missed out on the cut. By the time we reached the Gardens, it was lunchtime, so after stocking up on carbs, we began our garden tour. It really is a beautiful place to visit, but I would question the $30 entry fee. I particularly liked the ‘aura’ of the sunken garden and also the Japanese garden. Sadly the weather had been too cool for the roses to bloom, so we made do with stunning tulips instead.
The Japanese garden was my favourite. The tulips reminded me of our time in Canberra. Isn't a lovely garden a delightful thing!!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed some wonderful natural scenery on our little jaunt to Yamba. More about that later.
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