Northwest Travels (Last Leg... Back to Seattle)

Sunday morning, June 7, 2009 - our last few hours in Victoria.

Up at 7:30 am. Down to the pool for a swim. Out to get an "American style" breakfast at a nearby deli. Back to the hotel... check-out... take a Pedicab the couple hundred yards to the Clipper dock... clear American customs on the Canadian side, board, and by 11:30 am we're "sailing" back to Seattle.

Well... I still had $15 Canadian burning a hole in my pocket. What to do...?! (*SNORT*) Well... obviously... drink! Let me tell ya, folks... plastic cup or no plastic cup, they make a pretty mean margarita on the Victoria Clipper! In fact... it was over drinks that we made friends with the Seattle couple who were seated next to us on the voyage! A damn nice couple; in fact, we ended up inviting them over to our hotel (the Edgewater being located within a two minute walk of the Clipper dock) for post-cruise happy hour!

(Hey... check out this happy hour!)

Well... we ate... we drank... they left... we went to our room and took a well needed nap!

(I took my snooze lounging in a deep, comfy wooden Adirondack chair set on our private deck right on the water... dozing to the peaceful sound of the water lapping against the deck supports.)

Next stop... dinner. Off to Quinn's! Fine beer, fine food! As with many of our vacation dining experiences we partook in a host of "small plates" (tapas) so as to get a fuller appreciation for the chef's talents. On that score... Quinn's passed "The Barker Test" with flying colors.

Following dinner we decided to break things up - while burning a few excess calories - by seeking out a dessert cafe for... er... dessert.

(*RUEFUL GRIN*)

Well... B&O. The B&O Espresso Cafe that is, located on Capital Hill, not too far from Sun Liquour, the scene of Mary's previous... er... "episode." Thank God... (*GRIN*)... dessert and coffee (hot apple cider in Mary's case) didn't lead to any further... er... disruptions of our vacation schedule.

(*WINK*)

Three words: Damn Fine Eclair! (Check out their dessert menu!)

Following dessert we took a cab back to The Edgewater and hit the sheets - patio door open to allow us to feel the breeze, smell the fresh salt air, and fall asleep to the sound of the waves... oh... and add to this picture a roaring fire in the fireplace with the AC turned on for good measure.

(*NOD*) (Hey... we're Americans, damn it!)

Next morning... Monday... up... coffee in the room, shower, shave, pack, dress... and off to the SeaTac for the flight(s) home - which by the way went off without a hitch.

Well... that's it, folks! Next vacation update... mid-October 2009 when we return from spending six days, five nights eating, drinking, dancing, singing, swimming, and sailing in and around Key West, Florida with our good buddies Drunk'n Ted and Drunk'n Mary.

(*FADE OUT*)