On Wednesday we rented a Ford Mustang GT Convertible and drove to the famous Butchart Gardens north of Victoria. The weather was nice so we could drive around with the top down all day. A success with the kids, especially Alice who didn't get car sick. Butchart is an area of old lime quarries that have been converted to gardens. It is Victoria's major tourist trap and almost like a garden Disneyland. Judging by the size of operations they must have thousands of visitors everyday during the season. I'm amazed. It's just a big garden where you move from one drained quarry to the next. Maybe it's the unexpectedness of finding something like that here? 250 varieties of roses, etc. From Buchart we drove on backroads down to the south coast and a small town called Sooke to have lunch. Then up a river to some swimming holes. It was a pleasant spot with some shallow areas for the kids to play in. Back to Victoria and Willows Beach for more swimming and som beach football. Esbjörn is totally absorbed by football but has not been able to touch a ball for more than a week. When the sun was setting we went to visit Helga, whom Anna works with, and her family. Now it's time to back for the dreaded long haul home.
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