Back to Longbeach...was a little cool today, and pretty windy, we did a quick scout around on the beach and came across a little tipi (TEEPEE) type shelter which we snuggled in........ohlala......took some pics, and the day seemed to be going so well too, with harrybear writing romantic messages for me in the sand, i thought that was really special........then he hit me in the head with a gatorade bottle!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I spent a lot of time hanging around the waterfront on this visit, frequenting the delightful little shops that weave their way along the path, watching the indians at work on their latest piece of art, or just sitting on the grass sipping a coke purchased from my hippy dippy van, (yes its still there),It was here that I wrote all my postcards to send back home, here that i read books and daydreamed about a life that I wish would just stand still, then off to the lacrosse arena to watch and wait for Harrybear, the arena is gone now which is sad.........anyway its a busy place with people bustling about, children playing, old people wandering slowly along, young people, lovers.......and sometimes a live band which i enjoyed listening too. The spirit bear pictured has become very special to me, ihave a few in my bear collection now and also a dvd which i really enjoy........looking at this picture makes me remember the great little icecream store and trollers fish and chips.....mmmmmm
We spent a lot of time with lacrosse....was good to watch harry doing something with so much passion, something he loves to do....a few good blues, lots of swearing, and seeing harrybear kicked out of the game was funny.....oops sorry harry
The first lighTthouse on Canada's west coast is still in operation! There hasn't been a keeper here since the light was automated in 1929, but every year many thousands of visitors step inside a real l9th century light, and capture some of the feeling of ships wrecked and lives saved.
is a coast artillery fort built in the late 1890s to defend Victoria and the Esquimalt Naval Base. The Fort includes three gun batteries, underground magazines, command posts, guardhouses, barracks and searchlight emplacements. There are numerous interpretive signs and audio-visual stations, as well as period furnished rooms and friendly, knowledgeable staff. Visitors can explore gun batteries and underground magazines built a century ago, as well as searchlight emplacements, command posts...and much more.
Wildlife abounds in Beacon Hill Park. More than a hundred bird species occur here, along with a number of mammals such as river otters, racoons and squirrels. Sunfish, painted turtles and crayfish make their homes in the waterways.Peacocks roam freely through the park and a petting zoo gives kids and the adults the chance to experience the animals up close and personal. But given my history with emus, i was very careful not to get too up close or personal....and kept it a very enjoyable day.
these cute little guys hadnt changed a bit, frollicing around on the roof like it was the only place to be and looking down on us people rather curiously and probably wondering what the hell we were all staring at, inside had changed tho, lots of new additions since my last visit and renovations taking place, it still held that special quaint little charm for me though....i just hope with all the "improvements" that its not lost in the process, would be a real change to alter such a wonderful atmosphere
Fan Tan Alley is a curious little street. At its narrowest, it's only 0.9 m (3 ft) wide and you can still see signs of the gambling dens that once existed there. Look for an old peephole in the wall to your right as you walk toward Fisgard Street; it was used to screen visitors in the days when the illegal games of mah jong, fan-tan and dominoes were in play day and night and the air inside was heavy with the smoke of opium pipes.
ASK HARRY!!!!.....it still makes me very emotional...get back to this one....
