Very exciting day today. Started off by using the park and ride into Victoria from Sooke (and yes, I do know I need to get out more if I thought this was exciting!). So interesting to see the outer suburbs that you never see while driving round in your hire car. The first thing we did when we arrived (after the obligatory coffee and cake) was a whale tour on a zodiac. We did this last time too but it never disappoints. Saw a pod of transitory orcas with a very small one learning how to catch his dinner. This little one showed off to us and did a role poly!  These orcas eat meat and not fish which you would think would be a bit limiting when they live in the sea but they seem to do ok on it! On the way back I got soaked right through and felt a little queasy as the sea was beginning to get a bit choppy but we did stop to see some seals which took my mind off it for a few minutes.

When I took off the flotation suit although I was soaked I was relieved to see that no-one else could see that my skirt was sopping wet. We immediately went to Millstones next door and had some refreshment – both food and drink! Then we were off to the IMAX cinema to see a film about the American National parks – very interesting and showed me more places I’ll be visiting when I win the lottery.

Then it was the bus back to the pub where we picked up the car. What a good idea to put the park and ride outside a pub! As we drove back to the cottage there was a lovely deer beside the road but once we went passed Paul looked in his mirror and said a very young one had stopped in the middle of the road. A woman came the other way and slowed right down which was lucky as another one “Tiggered” across the road, followed by the older one and then all three “Tiggered” back. Very funny. 

Just seen the otter who,was too shy to come out of the water for a pic, and another seal.

Only one more day on the island – I’ll be heartbroken to leave!