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Dear Edward & Binners
We wanted to send you a note to tell you how much we enjoyed our long weekend in your home.
You are both so gracious
and warm and we immediately felt at home. I will be recommending you to others as we talk about our wonderful trip... J&M
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Explore Walking
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Dallas Road Beach
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The ocean and miles of both paved and grass paths
for walking and jogging, cycle or blade on fabulous Marine
Drive
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| Showplace Beacon Hill Park … walk through it to
downtown or explore its formal gardens and casual wildflower meadows,
the children's petting farm and wading pool, the bandshell, Goodacre
Lake and smaller ponds with waterfowl, creeks, fountains |
 
Beacon Hill Park |
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bridges, the putting green and cricket pitch, lawn bowling and soccer
fields. Our July 1st Canada Day Picnic is held there, in the open
sunshine and in the comfortable shade of the glorious great
evergreens. |
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Quaint Cook Street Village with its cafes,
restaurants, our local pub, curios shops, book store, small groceterias, the bank, post office, and a variety of other
services. |
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10 blocks |
Fort Street's Antique Row with its Auction
Houses, and mirror, art, carpet, coin and antique shops along with fine
restaurants |
12 blocks |
The Inner Harbour Area with the world class
Royal British Columbia Museum, the venerable and explorable Empress
Hotel (High Tea, anyone?), our historic Legislature, and the souvenirs,
designer fashions and delicacies within the shops and restaurants of
Government Street, Trounce Alley, Wharf Street etc.
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Inner Harbour
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Legislative Building
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12 blocks |
Heritage homes like the Carr House (where fine
artist, Emily Carr lived 100 years ago), the Spencer Mansion (now part
of the Art Gallery), the Helmcken House at Royal BC Museum, the public
gardens at the Lieutenant Governor's mansion, Point Ellice House (a
lovely, completely restored turn-of-the-century Victorian house and
heritage garden on the water's edge, with tours and/or
afternoon-tea-in-the-garden in summer) |
12 blocks |
Along the ocean walk, the Dive Centre at Ogden Point and the
wonderful Ogden Point Café at the breakwater, not to mention
beachcombing along the way |
15 blocks |
All kinds of wonderful performances at the Royal
Theatre (concerts, plays, opera, ballet), Christ Church Cathedral
(Chamber Concert Series every summer), the Belfry Theatre (an
entertaining and thought-provoking subscription of plays and special
presentations each year in this amazingly renovated church), the
McPherson Theatre (revues, concerts) |
Christ Church Cathedral |
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Explore Cycling or Driving
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The ocean and miles of
walking and jogging pathways, cycle or blade on fabulous Marine
Drive |
10 minutes |
Craigdarroch Castle
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Legendary Craigdarroch Castle, the Art Gallery, the Lieutenant Governor's mansion's public gardens
with ocean views, the tree-lined neighbourhoods with Victorian mansions and
gardens |
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10 minutes |
Downtown
and the vibrant Inner Harbour area |
20 minutes |
The Galloping Goose Trail's miles and miles of cycling (and walking
or roller blading) all the way to Sooke or up the Saanich
Peninsula |
Galloping Goose Trail |
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30 minutes |
Thetis Lake park, swimming and
hiking trails, Goldstream Park rainforest, and gateway to
the picturesque and mountainous Malahat Drive |
60 minutes |
The pure country feeling, fresh
air, forests and beaches of the Western Communities, Langford,
Sooke and Metchosin. |
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Explore Driving
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Butchart Gardens
Photo © Butchart Gardens |
Butchart Gardens, Butterfly Gardens,
Island View Beach, gentle, rural
fields and forests of the Saanich Peninsula, the sleek new Sidney
Marina
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Sidney Marina |
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30 minutes |
The oceanside route along the scenic
Marine Drive, (Dallas Road), through Fairfield, then past the Golf & Country
Club (Canada's most photographed) then through quiet Oak Bay with its
lovely seaside homes, through Cadboro Bay (watch for Cadborosaurus, who
allegedly lurks somewhere out there, deep in the bay's waters) then Cordova Bay and
up Mount Douglas (a 360 degree view of the entire
peninsula) |
30 minutes |
Goldstream Provincial Park |
Goldstream Park rainforest with its
very civilized walking paths, tallest waterfall and huge,
huggable trees, plus a very entertaining and educational Nature
Interpretive Centre (the Goldstream River is famous in October /
November for the salmon returning from the ocean to spawn, then in
December there are the Bald Eagles on the river's
estuary, all part of the park) |
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30 minutes |
Public golf courses galore, all within about 30 minutes
of here, Arbutus Ridge, Cedar Hill, Cordova Bay, Olympic View, Royal Oak,
etc. |
30 minutes |
The Farmers Market at Saanich
Fairgrounds,
do a tour of artists'
studios in the area, visit an orchard, the herb farms,
or the real live llama farm |
45 minutes |
The western beaches and parks
including the East Sooke Park with its varied levels of hiking trails; and
stunning southern views, or Point-No-Point with distant, cliff-top vistas
to the west |
60 minutes |
Yes, this is really a Mural! |
The quaint, picturesque towns of
Duncan (Totem Town), Chemainus (the world
famous huge outdoor murals) and Ladysmith (pick through antiques
along the way) |
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58 Linden Avenue,
Victoria British Columbia,
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A B&B, a Beautiful Island Away ... Binners'
Bed & Breakfast
Victoria, British Columbia
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