Shawn, Andy, Andreea and I just back from Victoria, BC yesterday, on Canada Day to be specific. We were there for the entire ‘long’ weekend, including the Monday which was not a holiday but both Shawn and I had it off. We left Vancouver Saturday morning, and slept three nights in a hostel called Ocean Island.
On first impression the hostel wasn’t super great… We got there at 12 but they made us wait till 3 to use the rooms we booked, and once we DID get into the rooms, they were very small. Andreea and I had our own private ‘room’. The floor area was mostly taken by a bed, which is all we really needed, and a tiny fridge. There was no room for walking around or anything, and the door just barely missed the bed when swung open. They also provided us with a foldable chair, but if you wanted to sit on it, you wouldn’t be able to open the door anymore. Shawn and Andy (and Angelo and Wilson too actually - they came with us too, only they left early to go to Tofino) had dorm-style rooms with 2 to 3 bunk beds, and filled with travellers from all over the world. The bathrooms were decent too, and since all we really did at the hostel was sleep, and since it’s right in downtown Victoria and super cheap, it was overall a great place.
Victoria in general was also amazing. We did a lot of random things and spent a lot of money, but it was all a lot of fun and therefore worth it. One restaurant we went to, ’sanuk’, was likely the best food I’ve ever had. We also went to a lounge on Douglas called ‘The Mint’, where the DJ played Quantic the whole time we were there. I knew all the songs! It was definitely epic.
I didn’t take many pictures while there, but I’ll put up some of the good ones on Flickr shortly. Check back later, I might have them up today if not by the end of the week I will for sure.
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