Beacon Hill Park and Thunderbird Park – Victoria BC, Canada 8/2/2013
AUGUST 2, 2013 (Friday)
Feeling alive today. Thinking I was just tired. We both got up early (for us) and did some “work” (banking, etc.) things. It’s raining so we thought we’d be smart and go to the Royal BC Museum. We saw more deer on an earlier trip this morning to the bank. Two young bucks with small racks.
Finding parking was a nightmare near the museum, so we found an hour parking spot and just walked to Thunderbird Park, saw the Helmcken House, and went into the BC Museum Store. In the Museum Store, we talked to a volunteer (former BC lawyer) and he told us the best time to visit was a sunny day. Makes sense. He also told us about a concert on Sunday we want to make sure to see.
After we walked around for awhile, we got into the car and drove the couple of blocks to Beacon Hill Park. What a lovely park, even in the rain. There are many different areas – Children’s zoo area, golf area, concert area, gardens – all lovely. While we were walking around we heard music and we gravitated towards it. Wonderful live concert in the park during the summer. Not many people there (due to the rain) but it was wonderful. We saw ducks, squirrels, geese, and peacocks. We even saw peacocks resting in a beautiful old tree. What fun.
We left the park and drove around. While driving we saw the Norwegian Jewel ship, and the Worldmark Victoria (we want to stay there). We got “home” and are resting for awhile before I make dinner (tilapia, rice and vegetables).
Hope your day was great!