Vacation part 5 - Victoria

OK last time we left off on vacation, Raider was very sick on the way to Vancouver. Thankfully after our first day in Vancouver Raider was feeling better , and no one else ended up sick. So we headed on to Victoria via ferry. We loved it because you drive your car onto the very large boat and then just walk upstairs where there is seating, restaurants, gift shops and even a little play structure for the kids.

When we got to Victoria it was cold and raining outside, of course. We seemed to have a little rain cloud following us everwhere we went! We had planned to go see the famous Butchart Gardens but when we arrived there, the kids had fallen asleep and it was miserable outside. So we opted not to get out - we did a little loop in the car and snapped a quick photo of part of the gardens.

We checked into our hotel which we were excited to see also had a pretty nice view of the town and the ocean from the balcony.

We had no idea what we were going to do since the weather wasn't cooperating, but Micah and I decided we weren't going to let it ruin our time there so we strapped on our jackets, bought some ponchos to put over the strollers and headed out for a walk around town in the rain. It was actually a fun time all together, getting wet. :) The town was adorable and my favorite part was the hanging flower pots that were everywhere, lining the streets on every lamppost and all along the restaurants.

Later that evening we came back and swam in the hotel pool before bed. James really liked playing in the water and as usual Haylie and Raider loved swimming too. Overall we had a great time in Victoria and had to prepare for heading back home...