Victoria

This week I have mostly been cycling around Victoria. They have wee roads just for cycling, they're away from the main roads so don't become parking lanes. I discovered you can get to places very quickly when you don't have to worry about traffic and hills. Plus all the traffic has to give way to people on the cycle paths when they cross a road, as it should be. On Tuesday I cycled out to Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse on a cycle path called The Goose, I spend 3 hours there wandering around the ramparts, it was so peaceful and nice to have been able to cycle out there so easily.
On another path I cycled up to a place called Mattick's Farm, that wasn't a farm at all but a row of converted stables now specialising in scented candles and fluffy things, the tea room was packed but just opposite was a store that contained every yummy thing in the world.
Victoria itself is quite touristy at it's heart, it has red London buses, white horse pulled carriages and tour buses with the Union Jack all over them.Good for the colonies to remember where they came from. haa.
Leaving today back over the ferry to the mainland and then on to Squamish.

Notes and thoughts:

Victoria has dedicated cycle lanes separate from the roads, they are very safe to cycle on and most enjoyable.