Day 2

The B&B we stayed at was called Grey Cliff Cottage .



Our room was Gardenroom #2. It was a very nice room. It had a queen bed, dresser, closet, fridge, and full bathroom. They had nice touches all through out, like a drawer full of movies and a shelf full of books. Since we got in so late, the owner, Warren said we could come to breakfast late. Usually they have it at 9:00am. We arrived at breakfast at 10:00am, and Warren was just about to show another couple who was staying there, the eagles. Warren feeds them most days in the morning. So, we went out with them to see the show before breakfast. Let me just say it was absolutely amazing! I will remember this for the rest of my life. They are such amazing birds. I's quite something to hear them swoop down and grab the food with their claws. There were two baby eagles in a nest up in the tree. You could hear them squeaking. Warren said they will be taking their first flights this week. Unfortunately we weren't able to see them fly, but we saw them come out on limbs and flap their wings. The eagles have made the same tree their home for the last 12 years. Warren and his wife have have seen 25 eaglets born. Pretty amazing!










After the show, Warren made us breakfast. Eggs, Toast, Ham, and fresh fruit. It was very rich, and very good! After breakfast, we decided to take a quick dip in the hot tub before getting ready for the wedding. The hot tub sits in the back yard and overlooks Nanoose bay. It's a gorgeous view. The sun finally came out once we got in the hot tub. It was very pretty. We also got to see the tide go out.










After a quick shower, we were off to Seema and John's wedding. Only one problem, we couldn't find the map with the directions. After searching online and getting no where, we decided to just start driving, and to ask a service station along the way. Luckily they knew where it was and we arrived only 20 min's late, the groom however was 30 min's late, so it all worked out. The wedding was very cool. It was part Indian, and part Christian. Most of the women wore Sari's and they were so pretty! Seema looked beautiful in her two gowns she wore. They also served dinner, which was very good. (Great Indian food!) we had a nice time.

















After seeing the sunset from her parent's yard, (they have a very nice house with a million dollar view), we headed back to our B&B and spent the rest of the evening enjoying a nice cool summer's evening relaxing in the hot tub...which for this trip seems to be our favorite part!

Day 1

Today we started on our trip to Vancouver Island. We are going up for the wedding of Raj's co-worker, Seema. After the wedding, which is in Nanaimo, we will travel south and spend a couple of days in Victoria before going home. We rented a car through Budget for $98 for 5 days. It's a black Chevy Cobalt.



We didn't want to drive our car because of the amount of miles, and also because our car hasn't been getting very good gas mileage. This one is suppose to get 30 mph compared to our car which has been averaging 17mph! The car we rented drove ok, but it's was little "light" on the road.

We decided to stop in Seattle on the way up and eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Salumi! Unfortunately, they were out of what we really wanted, Finocchiona salami, but what we ended up getting was just as good. We had a sandwich and a bowl of veggie soup. Delicious!





We crossed the border in Blaine. While waiting in line, we enjoyed looking at the Peace park gardens.





It took about 30 mins to cross into Canada. After crossing, we drove to Twassan to catch the Ferry over to Nanaimo which is operated by BC Ferries. We arrived at the ferry station at 7:45pm hoping to get on the 8:15pm ferry, however it was full! So we had to wait for the next and last one, which wasn't until 10:45pm! Luckily there was a nice market with plenty of restaurants and shops. We picked up some souvenirs for family members at the market, and got a slice of pizza and a crepe with maple syrup on it. The crepe was good, and the pizza was so so. Here are a few shots of us at the ferry terminal.







The cost to ride the ferry with 1 vehicle and 2 people was $30. The ferry was very nice, it appeared brand new. Very modern with cafe's and flat screen TV's! Unfortunately it was dark outside, so we weren't able to get any shots of the view from the boat, but here are a few of the inside.











During the ferry ride, I finally finished Ammon's baby blanket, only 8 months late! Yeah!!



The ferry ride was 2 hours, so we ended up in Nanaimo at 12:45am. We were tired, but still had to drive to our Bed and breakfast, which was in Parksville. It only took about 15 mins to get there. The owner left the door unlocked, and we quickly brought our bags in and went right to sleep!

Canada-Vancouver Island

We will be taking a trip to Vancouver Island on Thursday and staying through Tuesday. We are going to be attending a Wedding of one of Raj's coworkers at Walgreens.

Our Trips

We are going to use this blog for a journal of our trips. We hope it will inspire others to travel and explore other cultures!