We went out to Vancouver Island for our honeymoon and stayed at the
Point-no-Point resort in Sooke, BC. To get to the island you need to take
a 1 1/2 hour ferry ride. Sooke is just 30 minutes from Victoria, which is
the capital of BC. We stopped in Victoria on Friday for a little bit of
tourist fun before driving up to Nanaimo to visit with Carlos and Anne
(Marlene's brother) and then taking the ferry home. We highly recommend
the resort in Sooke, we had our own little cabin with a loft bedroom, fireplace,
hot-tub on the balcony with an amazing view. No phones, no TV, just
peace and tranquility.
We went out to Vancouver Island for our honeymoon and stayed at the
Point-no-Point resort in Sooke, BC. To get to the island you need to take
a 1 1/2 hour ferry ride. Sooke is just 30 minutes from Victoria, which is
the capital of BC. We stopped in Victoria on Friday for a little bit of
tourist fun before driving up to Nanaimo to visit with Carlos and Anne
(Marlene's brother) and then taking the ferry home. We highly recommend
the resort in Sooke, we had our own little cabin with a loft bedroom, fireplace,
hot-tub on the balcony with an amazing view. No phones, no TV, just
peace and tranquility.
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Cake topper Miss Piggy and Kermit the frog. |
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The view from the Westin Hotel in Vancouver where we stayed Sunday night before leaving for our honeymoon. |
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Ferry dock at Nanaimo, BC |
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View from the departing ferry. |
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The life boats on the ferrry. |
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It was very windy on the ferry. Thus the pained expression. |
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View of th Pacific Ocean from the ferry. |
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The entrance to the resort. |
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Our cabin at the Point-no-Point resort. |
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The balcony on the cabin. Around the corner is the hot-tub. |
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Fireplace in the cabin. They brought wood every day. Sean loved this. We did roast some pretty yummy marshmallows in here one night. |
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The loft bedroom. At 5'9 in the centre, with an angled roof it was a little awkward to move around without hitting your head on a beam. |
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View from one of the many trails at Point-no-Point resort of the beach out by Sooke. |
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Beautiful tranquil beach. |
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We had a lovely relaxing hot-rock massage done. The Victoria Wellness Spa does house visits. |
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Marlene on the massage table. |
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View of the sunset from our cabin. |
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Lighthouse in the small community of Shirley, BC |
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View from one of the trails at the resort. |
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Artfully assembled rocks left on the beach at Sooke. |
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Marlene enjoying the fresh air of the Pacific. |
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Sean at the beach. Too cold to go swimming. |
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Relaxing at the beach house at Point-no-Point. |
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View from the beach house |
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One of the trails had this little red bridge to cross. |
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Exploring the trails at Point-no-Point |
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We had dinner at Sooke Harbour House, which is world-renowned for its gourmet meals. |
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Sean perusing the wine menu. It was so large it had a table of contents. |
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Romantic dinner at the Sooke Harbour House |
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The rainy view out the window of the car on our way up to Port Renfrew. |
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Lighthouse Pub, Port Renfrew. One of the few attractions. |
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Parliament buildings Victoria BC |
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The Empress hotel, one landmark of Victoria, BC |
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Sean making friends with a grizzly bear. |
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Mural of the Island painted on one of the buildings in Victoria, BC |
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The murals of Chemainus, BC |
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