The Flying Otter Grill - Victoria's Newest Water Front Restaurant

Business lunch at The Flying Otter Grill in the Inner Harbour. Great fish and chips.

I love downtown Victoria!!

The Coho ferry pulling in from Washington State, Harbour ferries, whale watching boats, kayak rentals, motorboats, float planes, sailboats. Gotta love it.

In Sidney, after dropping Rueb off at the airport

Looking down Beacon Avenue to the Sea

Couple of young 'un's on the bench

Rueben is visiting his best pal Paul in Calgary until Saturday. Debra and I took the opportunity to wander around Sidney after dropping him off at the airport.

The blog days of summer......

I have noticed that I have company in the lack of blogging as the summer months are coming to an end.

Last night we watched 'The Soloist' at our friends Gary and Monica's. Good movie and good company. Thanks guys!

Clouds over Toronto

Storm clouds blow into the city of Toronto on August 20, 2009

Deer on Salt Spring

Leaving Salt Spring Sunday morning

Taking the 9:50 am boat back to Victoria on a warm and sunny Sunday morning. Last night, the sky was clear and the stars were amazing. Both Rueb and I saw shooting stars as the light pollution rarely allows that sight in Victoria.

Chillin on the shore (and Happy Birthday Rob)

I posted these photos to my sister-in-law Delores' Facebook page to say hi and wish my big brother a Happy Birthday (on Sunday)!! So, we will share them on our blog as well.

Coastal Celebration - Saturday afternoon

This ferry is the Coastal Celebration, the newest large ferry in the fleet. As they are running every hour, we saw a lot of the same boats during the day.

Saturday morning after breakfast - ah the life!

We used our wood-gas stove to cook bacon and eggs. You only need dry wood chips or wood pellets and one stove full lasts pretty much for cooking the whole breakfast and an espresso coffee as well as water for dishes.

Hi from Salt Spring

Hi all (special squeeze to my honey ;))
We took the 3 pm boat and were set up by 4:30. After a walk around we had a gourmet dinner (hot dogs and bits and bites). Ruckle Park is on the south end of Salt Spring Island and we see all the BC Ferries go by. Quite a site.
Tomorrow we are going to walk (hike) all the trails around the park.
The weather is fine and we don't anticipate any rain like yesterday's
downpour.
Bye for now.
Ray & Rueben