After a full day at sea, our final stop was in Victoria, Canada at the Butterfly Gardens and world famous Butchart Gardens. It was after dinner, around 7pm when we docked but we had been experiencing very late sunsets all through Alaska. Actually, at 3am it just looked like dusk most nights. Canada of course is farther south but we felt like we would have enough time to enjoy the Gardens.
then on to the main attraction. Please remember, photos never do a place justice or capture the true experience you have in person. Neither Kyle or Rebekah expected the Gardens to be more than “nice” but they both said it was their favorite excursion.
The garden is 55 acres of the 130-acre estate. After the Sunken Garden came the rose garden with varieties I have never seen before and of course in full bloom.
Tomorrow morning, we would disembark the ship and start our long drive back to Ventura to spend Fourth of July with Muffin and Ward. Probably no fireworks because of the high risk of fires in California but I’m sure lots of good food and company.
As it turned out, we were not able to complete the rest of the trip and had to drive straight home because my brother got sick and needed us home. There will be other trips and lots more adventures in our future, I’m sure. In fact, now we have to start planning the graduation trip for Ryan in 2023. This will have its challenges too, because he has enlisted in the Marines and has to leave very soon after graduation.
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Beautiful pictures of the gardens 🤩