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I chose to come to Vancouver Island, Canada, because I wanted to visit Butchart Gardens when the flowering plants were in their spring glory, so I ignore the swollen gray skies, say goodbye to Lane Read More …
Even though I pretty much set the itinerary for this trip, I am not real excited about returning to Victoria itself. I recall it being too cutesy British in a fake way that quickly grew Read More …
Time to move along. The Queen of Saanich, part of the BC Ferries fleet, is transporting us from the city of Vancouver to the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The ferry is nearly empty, Read More …
I’ve always loved this museum – it’s an amazing place. At least for me, what makes the UBC’s Museum of Anthropology special is the access they allow to their wonderful collection of ethnographic items from Read More …
Most of Vancouver seems to be undergoing road construction at the moment, and the UBC campus is no different. Since we can’t actually get to the parking lot nearest the Museum of Anthropology, we park Read More …
Nitobe Garden in mind as we head toward UBC, but I think we should save that for later when we already over there to visit the museum. (Actually, I plan to let Lane start in Read More …