Warning: this blog plosting has a ton of pictures that may put some non-Hafer's to sleep.
- so, with that out in the open, here are pictures from the recent Hafer trip down memory-lane in Victoria., where Tony and I are residing until mid-June...
- our opening dinner; at what used to be Canton Chinese Food; now a good Sezchaun restaurant
Ross Bay Cemetery; the family plot
At the Oak Bay marina, where we had a coffee break
Gyro park at Cadboro Bay; Debi and Care after all these years, finally get up on the sea serpent without help; Mark and Stephen clearly don't think they can make it
the girls triumph again! Boys act too cool, but possibly have just not gotten over old fear of the big blue fish
At Lochside Park in Cordova Bay; the "kids" (?) relive their childhood, yet again
the "adults" (?) also get into the act
At Elk Lake School (our primary school): Care practices her old routine
the playing field
the woods
the family home on Santa Clara ave.
Brian praying at the holy shrine of Billy Bunter, in Sidney
scenes from Butchart Gardens:
-the sunken garden
-even the trash cans have lovely flowers!
-the fountain that Grandpa Hafer helped to build
making merry at Mark's place: Debi throws her all into telling a good story
view from Tony and Carolyn's temporary Victoria apartment
at Goldstream Provincial Park
still at Goldstream; hey, there's a dip in the middle!
a view of Finlayson arm from the Malahat
Debi and Totem pole at Malahat lookout
Dinner with Joyce (Aunt) and Sharon (cousin); Cowichan Bay
sibling rivalries never change....
the pier at Cowichan Bay
and some pictures from downtown Victoria:
-the pioneer town in the Royal BC Museum.... first, the silent movie theatre
the saloon...
the shipyard...
the fish processing house...
the inner harbour in downtown victoria
the seaplane terminal in the inner harbour
the Empress Hotel
Hafer machine shop (see the name? behind the bushes? in the washed out white lettering?)
fat phege's fudge factory in Market Square
Fan Tan alley in Chinatown
proof that Debi bought Stephen ice-cream at Beacon Hill Drive-in, May 25, 2011
actually, she bought us all ice cream!
at Beaver Lake, one of our local swimming holes
What used to be Grandma and Grandpa Hafer's house
Island View Beach, where we used to spend a lot of time beachcombing
a trip to Sea Cider Ciderhouse, complete with cider tasting
- the before picture of Deb and Care's cidertasting "flight"
during... now we are getting to be serious tasters
and after.. did it! (truth be told, Mom helped; she is always so generous)
now for some fresh air...
At Ardmore (Cole's Bay), another local (ocean) swimming hole of ours
and that is it!!
coming soon... Carolyn and Tony's pre- and post-family reunion Victoria adventures !
love, C & T
