Highlights for me included visits to some new pubs. We visited the Crow and Gate in Cedar, an authentic English country pub. Unfortunately kids weren't served so we couldn't stay, but I did pop in: to the smell of roast chicken, I spied three UK taps and a very comforting interior of thick ceiling beams and a roaring fireplace. We enjoyed a nice meal at the Longwood Brewpub, where I sampled several of their premises-brewed ales, including a seasonal Harvest Ale made with local apples. I got quality time shopping for used CDs at Fascinating Rhythm (I wish I knew of a shop with such great selection and prices on the Mainland). And I enjoyed coffees and pastries at Mon Petit Choux, Serious Coffee and Cafe Bocca.
And now for pictures. This is from the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal; the sun was staying on just the one island for quite a while.
On our journey over, we were visited by porpoises. They jumped in a flash and were hard to capture; this is the best one I got.
Sarah put me in a nice wig.
A walk along the waterfront ...
An artist stacks found objects.
We watched fishers on the pier setting crab traps.
The sunny waterfront on our return trip.
And on the way back we stopped at a shopping centre for lunch and groceries and I fulfilled a wish to get into the local Olympic spirit a bit with some souvenir clothing, so here's Sarah and I showing them off. (Though we just missed catching today's Stanley Cup game on TV ...)
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