Easter Weekend in Victoria 2019

We were able to travel to Victoria as a family for Easter this year. Our boys' Spring Breaks didn't line up so our trip was a short one. We left home on Good Friday. Both boys had school that day (odd for Christian schools) but we decided they would skip in order for us to have a long weekend. We took the Anacortes ferry, as per usual.

We stayed at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel again, even though they have changed their policies and no longer allow anyone under 16 in the pool and spa area. We may not return to this hotel, even though we enjoy it very much, because of this new restriction. The views from this hotel are spectacular. This is the view from our room:

The boys playing cards.

This looks unreal, or photo shopped, but it isn't.

On Saturday we did some shopping in the morning (clothes for the boys) and then in the afternoon we drove along the coast (as per my mom's request) and stopped at many beaches.

One very strange thing happened to us at a beach along Dallas Road. J and the boys were skipping stones. There were some ducks a long way out in the water. J joked about aiming for the ducks. A woman walking by scolded him and said "don't throw rocks at the ducks, they are protected." Good grief! Mind your own business, eh? Why not say (to yourself), isn't that nice, father and son time, out in nature. What a busybody!

My hubby pretending:

Cattle Point:

We discovered one beach and park that we had never been to before (Cadboro/Gyro Park). It has a great playground but our boys are too old for that now. I'd recommend it for families with young kids.

We ate evening meals at Swiss Chalet and The White Spot, good choices for restaurants that aren't too loud. On Easter Sunday morning we enjoyed a very solid sermon from Barton Priebe at Central Baptist where my parents attend. There were props on stage and he used them quite well to tell the story of Peter and his denial and subsequent reconciliation with Christ.

We had some family photos taken at my parents' church. Unfortunately, our photographer cut a head off the best one and I had my eyes closed for another good shot. Here's what we accomplished.

Here's that photo with me and my eyes closed.

We went to the Hotel Grand Pacific for Easter Brunch. The food was amazing. It was a buffet, all you can eat. Breakfast foods, carving table, salads, etc. I loved the chocolate mousse dessert.

We caught the 4 pm ferry from Schwartz Bay (north of the city of Victoria) to Tsawwassen. We stopped at Tim Horton's and then headed for the border. We had no wait at all. We literally didn't stop until we spoke to the agent. That has never happened to us in 20 years of living here.

We didn't get rained on at all during our time in Victoria. Another thing to be thankful for.

I'm so thankful to spend time with my parents.

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