on the way to victoria, we stopped by a winery to taste some wine and have lunch there. they had really good food there! :)
salmon in 3 different, refreshing ways. one was like sashimi but meshed up. another was like quickly cooked like steak style. another salad style with some cool dressing! :)
nice, tender lamb shank :)
downtown victoria. the buildings are so nice! :) love the architecture!
visited this castle. so-called. it was actually a mansion owned by some rich man in the late 1800s. but its like a muesuem to show how the rich english lived, the different rooms and stuff. couldnt take so many pictures, cause there were too many cool stuff there!
dad and i went for another whale watch in sidney! :) and we sat in the zodiac style boat super cool! and we had to wear these warm suits! so fat! lol. the whale watch was so awesome! :) we saw porpoises and dall-porpoises. and super many orcas! some were like flapping their tails on the water, most came up to breathe. we saw a number in their little families of 4-5 orcas in a roll! :) and towards the end, all of a sudden, this huge male orca popped out from nowhere, right in front of our boat (like some 10-20 feet away only!). it was so cool! thank GOd for that wonderful surprise! his head popped out. it's called spy-hopping. where the whales usually do that to spy on seals, potential meals. so our guide suggested that the whale was checking us out! lol. i didnt get a shot cause it was such a surprise! i screamed in delight. too shocked to move! my brain was telling me like switch the camera on! but my hands didnt move! :( and thank GOd the sea was so calm and nice! :)
we also visited the famous butchart gardens in victoria. they had really nice flowers! but pity most of the roses werent in bloom!
and daddy and i, went zip-lining! :) aka flying fox! there were 8 zip-lines and 2 suspension bridges! and an atv ride up to the top where we start the zip-line down. reallay cool! and not scary! :) met this 12 year old girl, tiffany, in the group. so i had company! she's 12! she doesnt look 12 and she mentioned that all her friends in school were bigger than her! i was like on my gosh, i must be a dwarf there!
