Sunday, December 08, 2024

Seaplane Escape to America

We were about ready to go out back into Victoria, BC but first we needed to find out if all our shopping bags would fit on our head.









I sampled some of the local candy culture.













We had an opulent tea time at Pendray Tea House.





You can never have too many old lady tea pots, I always say.































A block away at the Hotel Grand Pacific they were having a Gingerbread Showcase.

















Ernie now sort of conjugates "ho ho ho". If he wants to see more Santas or has just seen another Santa it’s “mo ho ho”. Recently he was leaving the Germans house and said goodbye to a girl wearing a Santa hat: “bye ho ho”.









We headed near the seaplane dock/airport thing and soaked in our last time in Victoria while awaiting our chariot.

















Wheels?! Where we're going, we don't need wheels.





I've wanted to fly in a seaplane since I was a kid and I saw Indiana Jones fly one into exotic jungle locales in Raiders of the Lost Ark. It wasn't jungley and no one was shooting at me, but I still think kid me would be proud of adult me for getting this adventure done. 

























































It was a fun ride. I'd do it again.