Victoria Day 4

There is not much to tell about the 4th day of our trip. Most of the day was spent riding in the car and on the ferry. This was Easter day in a very non-traditional way for us. We were supposed to attend a sunrise service but the weather was yucky so we decided to just hit the road for Canada and have our "own" little service on the way. It pretty much rained the whole way to Canada. It only took us about 2 and a half hours from Seattle and half of that was spent singing the Wheels on the Bus over and over. Tobey is obsessed with this song. The line was very short when we reached the border and our whole customs experience was very uneventful. Although Shanna did get singled out because she had not signed her passport. Oops!




Once we crossed the border we made our way to Vancouver and ate lunch at a little park by the water. It was freezing cold and wet and yucky. I didn't even get any pictures of Vancouver but the city is really pretty and interesting. It is very futuristic looking if that makes any sense at all. After lunch we headed to the ferry for our trek to Victoria on Vancouver island. It was too cold and windy to go out on the deck so we found some seats by the window and right next door to a play area. This play area was a life saver because Tobey had a lot of energy to release. He stayed in there for most of the ferry ride. He came out once to drink his chocolate soy milk that I found in the boat's cafeteria. While he played Jeff shared the Easter story with us. The whole boat ride took about an hour and a half. It was still raining when we unloaded in Victoria so we just made our way to the hotel. By the time we checked in the rain had stopped and the sun was trying to peek out but it was still really cold. We drove into downtown Victoria. We stopped by the water briefly to snap some pictures but it was just too cold to hang around.




We decided to get our souvenir shopping done before dinner so we walked around downtown and visited a few shops. We had all decided we were fished out from the last two nights and were ready for some different cuisine. We found an Italian place called the Old Spaghetti Factory. It was warm and hearty perfect for the blustery wetness outside. Tobey chowed down on his spaghetti. It was pretty yummy. They served complimentary ice cream afterwards that was delicious. Thankfully I had some jelly beans in my bag since Tobey is still allergic to milk. I feel so bad eating ice cream in front of him but he coveted his jelly beans and never once asked for a bite of ice cream. We then went back to the hotel and relaxed and got ready for bed. The next day is our big day in Victoria when we go to the Butchart gardens.