Farewelling Canada (10/7 – 10/8/23)

Saturday was our last full day in Chemainus, so we spent much of the first part of the day tidying and cleaning the house for the homeowners’ return the following day. Wall-E pretty much stayed out of the way, especially when the vacuum came out, but Willow seemed to find it all fascinating and wanted to be on top of the activity. She is definitely a curious cat.

About mid-afternoon Bob and I headed to one of the many wineries in the area, which proved to be a lovely, yummy, and educational visit. We did a self-guided tasting but we’re able to talk to the owner (a former MD) and learned the difference between an unfiltered and unfined wine. Their wines tended to be both. Our favorite was their sparkling wine.

A view from the patio

Sunday we left our Chemainus “home” a little after 11 am to catch the ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles, Washington. The ferry didn’t leave until 3:00, but we had to be there at 1:30 to go through US Immigration. The ferry company alerted us to leave even earlier due to the Victoria Marathon that was being run that day. We found the drive much easier than expected and got to the ferry terminal at about 12:15. We were able to park and the walk around until 1:30.

Onward to friends and family and our next sit in Iowa City, Iowa.