After the bike ride, it was just a 30 minute drive to Butchart Gardens. The sunken garden (once a rock quarry):
Walkway to the rose garden:
The scent of roses was strong.
Path in the Japanese garden:
I had a late lunch at the Blue Poppy Restaurant – the best seafood chowder I’ve ever had.
Walkway to/from the parking lot.
Another 30-minute drive to tonight’s VRBO in N Saanich. This one was special.
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