July 9, 2023
Victoria is Western Canada’s oldest city. In many ways it still has an English image. The tourist economy is the second largest industry here and it employs thousands of people and generates billions in economic impact.
Here are some pictures from our sail in.
We have visited several times before and enjoyed Butchart Gardens, the Fairmont Empress and the outstanding museum. This time, we had an even more enjoyable experience because my sister and brother in law came aboard for a visit on the ship. We haven’t seen each other in person since before covid, in February 2020.
They came from Washington on the ferry in the morning, stayed for lunch and we celebrated her 70th and Mike’s 72nd birthday (which was just 2 days ago) together. We have been so excited for the visit and while it was short and went by way too fast, it was truly a great day.
Tomorrow we arrive in Astoria, Oregon, a new city for us. We have an all day excursion to Mount St. Helens. We will probably miss the deck party that always happens at the end of the world cruise and it will be our last port day until we reach San Francisco and the end of the trip. A comment on my last blog post seems appropriate to add here – “Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world”. Gustave Flaubert
Pat and Norm's World Cruises and other adventures 
Thanks again for taking your friends and classmates along on your adventures!! Lynne
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What an amazing trip. I do feel as though I was in your pocket the whole way around. See you in August and enjoy Mount St Helens.
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So looking forward to spending time in Orlando!. In Atlanta now, catching connecting flight… Thanks for all your comments on the blog. Such an amazing trip, we feel very lucky.
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Pat and Norm …we are sorry that your extraordinary adventure is coming to an end …we have been following your blog since we left you in Cape Town…we were lucky to be on a small segment of your World Cruise…it was a lot fun having dinner with you guys and being part of a wonderful cruise …looking forward to your next adventure….we will be cruising from Rio to Santiago Chile this January/February…wishing you all the best on your last week ….
John and Julie
On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 7:16 PM Pat and Norm’s World Cruises and other
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It is hard to believe it is over!. We so enjoyed meeting and spending time with you both and hope our paths cross again!
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