Day 44 - Victoria, BC - 3400 Miles

The last stop on the cruise was Victoria, BC. The cruise director explained over the PA that US law required the cruise to make a stop in a foreign country. I'm guessing what he was really saying was, "By stopping in a foreign country we get to avoid a lot of US regulations."

Our stay was cut short by 2 1/2 hours due to one extremely inconsiderate guest. She felt it was more important to be in a stretcher hoisted to a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter in the middle of the night somewhere off Vancouver Island to be flown to a hospital than it was for me to have another beer or two in a Victoria pub. Not to mention how hard it was to sleep with a military helicopter hovering 50 feet over our balcony. That was just rude. Fortunately we've been to Victoria several times before.

BC Parliament Building

Empress Hotel

 

Empress AND Parliament

 

Happy Hour in Victoria