Weekend in Victoria
Most people know I've had some time off from work lately and, well, it's been very nice.
Not only did I get a great deal done around the house and in our personal sphere, but I also had some real fun. I'll post some of those items here, so you can live vicariously or, what may be more important, I can when I return to work tomorrow.
Working backwards, Kelly and I went to Vancouver Island this weekend, to Brentwood Bay Lodge and Spa near Sidney, BC.
It's an undeniably pretty building and wonderful setting. Check out these photos:
Our room itself was nothing to sneeze at.
And it had great room service potential! ;-)
We took off to Victoria for a day. It was really fun, including the nice Johnson Street Lululemon and some good food in Chinatown.
Still, I can't really recommend it. We had fun, but each day was full of really bad service (apart from the spa, which was excellent!) and the staff just didn't seem to have the basics of service down. They were unintentionally rude, intentionally lazy and half-assed, and the quality of the food was actually quite bad. Unforgiveable at those prices, we both felt, and, as petty as it seems, a real detractor on an otherwise awesome weeekend.
The road biking does look awesome, with lots os striping and lots of dedicated trails. I think a trip to Victoria or to explore further afield would have been nice. We'll be back to Vancouver Island, for sure. And, despite the 6 hour commute home (2 hours at the Peace Arch), we feel pretty rested and relaxed. Plus, we're home and able to make banana bread and blog. Good old America!