Day 8-10

Well after our first cool nights sleep we had a short day ahead. Or so we thought. A 1/2hr drive to the ferry was interrupted by a sign we saw, talking about reserving the ferry. We got there to find we had a 3hr wait with 2 kids. What could have been a nightmare turned out to be a nice relaxing time. Evan napped, Logan and I played on the beach and we all went for a quick meal before we left. The rest of the day was uneventful and we arrived at KOA in Port Angeles. A night of laundry and showers were a great finish to the day
The morning saw us packing up to catch another ferry. Luckily we had a reservation, so it was an easy arrival. We had an hour to kill so we headed to the city pier, just down the block. We arrived to find some amazing sand sculptures! It was a quick hour and we were off to Victoria. The sail was quite foggy and we passed the breakwater under a veil of fog. Customs went quick and we were off to Mike and Courtenay's. We were greeted with a soft bed and a BBQ. An old work friend of Mike's was in town with his family. Logan had 3 new friends to play with.
After a great nights sleep we started prepping for our next camping adventure. I got a trip to Capital Iron ( a must for any man visiting Vic) before our evening activity.
For the night we headed downtown for the Symphony Splash, a yearly event were the symphony is floated on a barge in the inner harbor. No sooner had we gotten a spot that my phone rang. "Hello Mark, this is Harald. How are you enjoying the music?". It was the Dad of a good friend of mines. His parents were in town on vacation and he had told them we were in town as well. We were lucky enough to watch the show together. Thanks to Harald and Bev again for being a jungle gym for our kids.
After the fireworks finale we headed back to the truck, only to notice the topper window open. Denali had escaped! Right now our dog was lost somewhere in Victoria! Mike was nice enough to come down and help me look for her, but left in the end with no dog. This was not how we planned to finish our stay in Victoria! (For those that are worried, she was found)
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