Harbour City Ramblings

It’s been a while.  People get busy, it happens.

These past couple of weeks I have been watching the number of out-of-towners multiple like rabbits wandering the grounds of UVic. It’s not yet even June and already we have seen a huge increase in tourists ambling about.

Living on a busy route in James Bay they wander past regularly in one long consistent stream. Looking relaxed, but quite bored, craning their necks whilst being dragged in a carriage by horses trotting slower than they could walk, or strolling in a Kabuki Kab while getting the tour from, well, what I hope are locals but fear to be foreign students who know too little about our city. Either way seemingly all of their drivers are extremely neighbourly, passengers are out in the open taking in the beauty of each unique area along the way and it’s a completely green means of transportation.  As opposed to the cramped, closed-off massive old charter buses, which, thankfully, are prohibited down my street.

In any case, there have been a huge influx in all of the above due to the cruise ships and an upcoming US long-weekend.  Nice to see Victoria has yet to really feel the crunch of this economy.

I have much to do in the next little while to prepare for the busy summer that lies ahead.  But first- this time next week I will be taking a quick 2-hour and some flight down to San Franciso for a short get-a-way.

Mom picked me up Frommer’s “San Francisco- Day by Day” (purse-sized, with multiple maps and awesome tips), the Alcatraz night tour is booked, and just earlier today Dylan discovered/purchased tickets to see Propagandhi @ Slim’s the night we arrive.  Should be a great trip!

Now off to finally check-out Star Trek…