Cruising British Columbia
Yesterday we spent the day in Victoria, BC. Even though Canada borders the US, it is such a different place. It’s insanely obvious that you are in a different country when you are there. I’m not quite sure as to why that is at this point, but I’ll be here for a couple of weeks and I’ll be sure to let you know what conclusions I come to.
Victoria was a pretty touristy place, very clean, with a million gift shops and some interesting architecture. It was nice to walk around and see some different types of buildings that I would assume to be very British in nature. People are nice and like I said before, it was very clean.
The countryside around BC is quite similar to south east Alaska, I enjoy it quite a bit. Cedar and Madrone trees every where, with big mountains underneath them. The weather down here is quite a bit more forgiving, compared to Alaska, so that’s a positive.
I have about two weeks more until I switch over from sous Chef to assistant Engineer, so I’ve been trying to take time to see what the person in my position on this boat is doing as I get time. The boat I’m on now (the NG Sea Lion) is similar, but not exactly the same as the one I will be working on (the NG Sea Bird), but I’m greatful to get any knowledge that I can, when I can. I’m really looking forward to the move, did I say that already?
We stop in Alert Bay tomorrow, a town on the northern end of Vancouver Island. I’m looking forward to checking it out, though I have been there one time before, on the trip from Mexico up to Alaska earlier in the year.
