Coast-to-Coast in the Mooney M20J
| << Leg 9 - Portland, OR to Seattle, WA | Trip Home | Leg 11 - Victoria, BC to Bellingham, WA >> |
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Leg Stats
- Time Enroute: 1.3 hrs
- Distance (direct): 81nm
- Distance (actual): 110nm
- Fuel Used: 9.6 gal
Katherine and I were up early to get our COVID rapid test first thing in the morning to get ready for our flight to Canada, I called CANPASS, submitted our ArriveCAN, filed our eAPIS, etc. Boeing Field is a busy airport but it was an easy IFR flight up to Victoria. Victoria gave us an unrestricted visual and we made an uneventful landing. Called CANPASS from the customs box, they cleared me in over the phone without meeting an agent. I called up the Victoria Flying Club and arranged to park in one of their transient spots for a couple nights, so we repositioned over there. Unfortunately our rental car was at the commercial terminal, and since I had no Canadian currency, I didn't want to risk trying to call a cab. So Katherine and Magic and I hiked all the way to the other side of the airport with all our bags to grab our rental car. We spent 2 wonderful nights in Victoria, staying near the Harbor, and we drove around to see some local sights. We visited Goldstream Provincial Park (which reminded us a bit of Muir Woods in places), Butchart Gardens, etc. Unfortunately the seaplane tours weren't operating the days we were there. Down at the Harbor we had some amazing Fish and Chips and Fish Chowder from a "food truck" operating out of a shipping container right on the water, called Red Fish Blue Fish. There was a huge line each day, and we went back a second time. We also did a nice horse carriage tour of Victoria, along with Magic. Katherine and I went to a few different bars and had some beers and cocktails. British Columbia was operating on a "vaccine passport" system, so since we weren't locals we had to show our US Passports and COVID Vaccine Cards to enter each restaurant. We usually got some puzzled looks, since mostly they had not seen any Americans in 18 months! Overall, Victoria was a wonderful time.
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