Friday for us was a time for some walking about town. We did some planned activity, arranging for a rental car, and buying some presents for Pat, whose birthday is the 18th. But we mostly re-explored the downtown of Victoria, had a nice lunch out by the harbour, and just had a pleasant time.
After meeting Pat for a quick drink and some snacks after he was finished work, we went out to the Finnies for a well-prepared and enjoyed dinner. Yum!
Next day, we were up early, and got on the road in our rental car, stopping for a quick breakfast at "the Old Farm" just south of Duncan, then going on to Crofton to visit with Darlene's brother Don and his wife Betty. We had such a good time, trading stories and listening to Don's talk about his own childhood memories, that we decided to stop a second time the next morning. Because this time, we wanted to be in Nanoose Bay to be with the Price-Munns for supper there.
And a delightful time was had, I believe by all, but certainly by us.
As mentioned, the next morning, we left after breakfast, stopped again in Crofton for an hour or so, and then got back to Victoria. Pat had suggested that the thing which he would like to do for his birthday was to do some cooking with his mother, and so they worked on a Shepherd's Pie together, after buying some food. His mother and I like to leave the larder well-stocked after we are there. And boy, is it stocked now. The Pie was fantastic, better because Pat had contributed a lot to its making.
Sunday, we heard from Dan, which was nice. He is doing well, or as well as can be expected. Things are getting planned as they should, and the pieces are beginning to come together. It was so nice to see his face, and we managed to have all three of us in Victoria on the same conversation with him.
Pat and I went for a long walk. We also went to Russell Books and spent more on used books than we had planned. And Pat and Darlene cooked a Scotch Broth for supper, so again we ate at home and well. That boy is doing some good cooking.
It was an early night, since we had to be up at 4:30 in the morning to catch our plane. The trip home was like going from Canada to Bermuda. It was drizzling and about 4 degrees in Victoria, and 23 with sun in Hamilton.
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Location:Government St,Victoria,Canada
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