Childhood Dreams

I've come to end the of my time in Victoria, Vancouver Island, so here's my little run down. After arriving on the ferry I found my way through the town to a place called the 'Turtle Hostel' and yes they had a little tank of turtles in the reception. By the time I had got there I had visions of falling backwards onto my backpack and my legs waving around in the air looking like a turtle that has fallen onto it's shell, so i thought it was an appropriate one to go to really. The owners of this place were... how do I say it? Characters? A little Chinese pair who shouted English words at you, but you got the gest.

The first couple of days here I explored on my own finding the harbor which is absolutely stunning and it amazing to see a seal just pop his head out of the water right next to you. With a tourist atmosphere it still somehow manages to hold onto a calm, relaxing atmosphere where you can sit and watch the world go by. I took a stroll around the Government buildings and explored the town.

Everyone has those dreams from when they are a child, you might want to drive a Formula One car, fly over a rain forest – mine was to see Orcas in the ocean. It was here in Victoria where that dream came true and seeing two pods, with a baby, was possibly the most amazing site I have ever seen.

Luckily I managed to obtain a visitors pass and one night at the hostel I got chatting to Dani, from Germany, and Matt, from Australia. So a couple of random nights out pasted, our mission to try every Martini on the cocktail list and thanks to Matt for the jumper usage... it's freezing around here at night!

Myself and Dani used the pass and explored the museum, castle and bays around Victoria, taking in some beautiful sites. Matt and I used the pass to zip trek! This being zip wires set high up in the trees and you shoot across them, each wire faster then the last and more exhilarating then before. Some how you still manage to take in the sites even though you are zooming across, spinning around and holding on tight.

So there's a quick run down of Victoria, a beautiful town that I would definitely come back to. A town which is full of charm, buzz and has whatever you are looking for...I think I managed to find it all!

Tomorrow I'm off to Whistler for some mountains and bike riding – fingers crossed that I won't break a bone!