Victoria - First 2 days. (Thursday and Friday)

On Wednesday evening after tea Richard took the boys to fly the kite down at the coast ( at the end of the street) Could see the Olympus Mountains USA. Christine, Ruth, Madeline, Christopher and Izabel arrived and we go everyone to bed. Thursday we set to with washing and sorting. Charles made a zip-line withe K'nex (there was a zip-line on Grouse Mountain) and Liam, Charles and I set up a line outside and got it going. The day then went down hill with Liam and then Christopher throwing up. Ruth and Christine and Izabel went to the supermarket leaving me to cope! Christopher was OK at this point. He and then Madeline went to sleep and Liam also slept. Charles was really good and entertained himself with activities. After tea Charles, Madeline and I went for a walk to Beacon Hill Park. Played on the playground and trees and then walked to the Look-out Point.

On Friday eveyone seemed much better and after the chores Liam, Charles, Madeline and I went back to the Park and went to the petting farm. Children enjoyed stroking the goats - lots of small ones. We then went to the water play area. Christine, Ruth and Madeline, Christopher and Izabel came with lunch and a change of clothes. We then went for a walk along the water front. Saw some of the land marks - totem poles, Legislative Building, seaplanes taking off, little harbour ferries, house boats at Fisherman's Wharf - saw two seals. Walked back. After tea Ruth, Liam, Charles, Madeline and Christopher and I went down to the water front and had a ride on a horse and carriage.