• Shannon Falls

• Shannon Falls

• Shannon Falls

• Shannon Falls

• Chris & Kathy at Shannon Falls

• Whistler Village, British Columbia

• Riders & bikes waiting to board the Village Gondola

• A leap of faith - and skill!

• A view over Lost Lake at Whistler

• Downtown Vancouver from our hotel room window

• Chris, John, and Kathy outside the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

• Tai Lake rocks inside the Chinese Garden

• Chinese Garden

• Chinese Garden

• Chinese Garden

• Chinese Garden

• A silk embroidery. It is embroidered such that both sides are finished.

• Silk embroidery detail

• Inlaid stone patio

• Our guide with the 'George Washington' stone

• Chinese Garden

• A Moon Gate in the Chinese Garden

• A Moon Gate in the Chinese Garden

• Tile roof with 'rain drip' tiles

• A vase and a leak window with a tree view

• A leak window with a tree view

• Chinese Garden

• Cabinet latch and pull

• Chinese Garden

• A Chinese Penjing - the forefather of Japanese Bonsai

• An example of the superb wood screen craftsmanship

• A turtle in the pond. The ponds in Chinese Gardens are intentionally cloudy to intensify the reflections.

• Chinese Garden

• Tai Lake rock and lantern

• Chinese Garden with modern Vancouver in the background

• A walkway in the Chinese Garden

• A Gingko Penjing

• Our hotel - the Hampton Inn in downtown Vancouver

• In line for the ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island

• The Tsawwassen Quay Market at the ferry terminal

• Aboard the ferry

• A view from the ferry

• A view from the ferry

• Kathy, Chris, and John at The Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• A view into the Sunken Garden at Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Doug and John at Butchart Gardens

• Ross Fountain at Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Kathy photographing flowers at Butchart Gardens

• John & Chris at Butchart Gardens

• A totem at Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Kathy photographing flowers at Butchart Gardens

• A closeup of a totem at Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• The Sturgeon Fountain at Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• John & Chris under the Japanese Torii gate

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Cove

• The Japanese Garden at Butchart Gardens

• The Japanese Garden Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• Kathy and Chris in the Italian Garden

• Butchart Gardens

• Bronze statue of Mercury in the Italian Garden

• Butchart Gardens

• Butchart Gardens

• The Empress Hotel in Victoria

• The Empress Hotel in Victoria

• The Empress Hotel in Victoria

• A sea plane coming in for a landing in Victoria's Inner Harbour

• Sunset over Victoria's Inner Harbour

• The Provincial Parliament in Victoria at night

• The Sooke Harbour House

• A view from Sooke Harbour House

• A sculpture in front of Sooke Harbour House

• Along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

• Along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

• Kathy and John on the 'log staircase'

• Doug on the 'log staircase'

• Kathy's cairn on Mystic Beach

• Kathy, John, and Chris on Mystic Beach

• Mushrooms on the walk back from the beach

• A footbridge on the trail

• Chris, John, Kathy, and Doug at the Sooke Harbour House

• Chris, John, Kathy, and Doug at the Sooke Harbour House