Amazing Ambassador Adventures - July 15

Today was a day filled with excitement. Our Ambassador of the day is Mary Lauren T. Yay, Mary Lauren!




We began with a coach ride to Mokido, where the delegates participated in a zipline and rope course, and the leaders had the opportunity to bungee jump. Everyone participated, and several delegates made us proud by overcoming their personal fears to conquer the zipline course. The leaders all stepped up and bungee jumped too!!!!! Cowabunga! Our time at the WildPlay park included a hot dog and marshmellow roast. Yum!






























The tiny little person at the end of that bungee rope is Ms. Lee Anne. Go Ms. Lee Anne!

After departing from our morning adventure we headed out for the Ocean Discoveries Aquarium.





















After the aquarium, we headed to our pizza in the park picnic. Unfortunately, it became a pizza on the coach picnic due to rain! After pizza, we headed to the dock in Victoria so we could catch our whale watching boat. It was an amazing experience! The guides on our boat said only 1 in 20 cruises see as many whales as we did. I sure wish I'd had my real camera and my 55-200mm lens! Unfortunately you can barely see the whales in the shots. Hopefully some of the delegates have better shots!




































As an added bonus, our whale watching tour came with a rainbow. ;)








From our cruise we could see Parliament all lit up. Tomorrow we will visit Parliament, and we will dine at the Empress Hotel - the place where Queen Elizabeth II has taken tea. For now, we are all showering and heading off to bed! Good night everyone!


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Rainforests, Waterfalls, Castles, and Ferries - July 14

Today we boarded the bus bright and early with sack breakfast on our way
Our Ambassadors of the Day are Samuel G. and Amanda Jane P.







We stopped part way and hiked to the beautiful Bridal Falls. The rain and the foliage made it seem as if we were hiking through a rainforest. The pictures speak for themselves.




























After Bridal Falls, we caught the ferry across to Victoria. The delegates were given time to explore the 5th, 6th, and 7th passenger floors of this huge ferry.














Once we arrived in Victoria, we went to visit Craigdarroch Castle. The castle was built as a home for Robert and Joan Dunsmuir, Scottish immigrants that made their fortune from Vancouver Island Coal. (Though I am missing the midnight premier of Harry Potter, I did get to spend the day in a castle.) This castle wasn't quite Hogwarts, but our tour was a lot of fun! Though the stair cases didn't move, there were 87 steps on the several stair cases to the top! Also, notice the "orbs" and strange lights in the pictures I took. Haunted??? Hmmmm....

























































After touring the castle, we checked into our dorms and then headed out for a nice Italian dinner at a cute little bistro.















We returned to our dorms to shower and get ready for a very busy tomorrow. We will do the zipline course, whale watching, and more!

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