Vancouver Island, Day 5

It was our last day on the island, and we were going to take advantage of every second.

First, it was off to the famed Butchart Gardens. We spent over three hours there, taking almost as many pictures as the hordes of Japanese tourists surrounding us.
This fountain,...
An old man took this. He was the most skilled stand-in cameraman of the day in my opinion.
Concrete can also be a reliable cameraman, with steady hand to boot.
To be honest, we saw somebody else take this same shot, but it was too cute to pass up.
The bumble bees were quite tame, as this one allows Maggie to pet it.
In Canada, we do what we want
I made Maggie point like this
This was the "Formal" garden, with an Italian theme
I made her do this also
Ridiculous

We retired to the motel to shower and prep for a night on the town.
After wandering around for an hour or so in China town and perusing possible restaurants, we ended up at a place called Pescatore's. She had blackened halibut with crab and hollandaise sauce on top. I had trout stuffed with bree and crab. It was outstanding. We both agreed her meal was the absolute best. We also had a bottle of some local Okanagan Gamay Noir.

After the dinner, we strolled the town, stopping at various pubs, making random friends in the food services industry, buying/stealing beer glasses of interest, and ultimately stumbling into a taxi (it was a hybrid, I remember that at least) to go back to the motel. The famous Empress Hotel might be pictured behind us here?