🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 24 Mar 1993 18:02:39 GMT, ekaas@cs.sfu.ca (Erik Kaas) said:
>looking for is informaton on `must-sees', nice (romantic) restaurants,
>and especially 'must-sees-that-not-all-tourists-know-about' (all in 
>and around Victoria).

What are you looking for?  Wax Museum, Miniature World?  Or are you
into more natural wonders?

Drive out the Juan de Fuca coast past Sooke to Jordan River and
beyond.  The road ends at Port Renfrew, where there's Botanical Beach
provincial park.  Takes about 2 hours to get there from Victoria.
Beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean.  Some sweeping clearcuts on the
way, too.  If you can find it, go down to Sombrio Beach, about 2/3 of
the way to Port Renfrew.

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   Of course, don't even think of camping at Botanical Beach.  Seems
   "they" don't trust us to be there overnight.  Used to be a really
   nice place...
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There's also Mt. Work Regional Park, on the Saanich Peninsula near
Brentwood Bay.  Climb up the hill, or go down to McKenzie Byte on
Saanich Inlet.  Both really nice hikes.

Now, romantic restaurants.  Pagliacci's on Broad St. downtown - be
prepared to line up (Italian).  San Remo, near Quadra and Hillside
(Greek/Italian).  Rebecca's, Wharf St. (seafood, etc., good helpings).

>I'll be taking the ferry from Vancouver, so any tips on a nice route
>to Victoria are also appreciated!

Take a left off the Pat Bay Hwy. at the Petrocan just before Elk Lake,
so you go down through Cordova Bay and Mt. Douglas Park.  This will
get you onto Shelbourne St. 

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Mark J. McIntosh, Programmer/Analyst, Faculty of Engineering
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