Vancouver and Victoria

**cessna152towser** · 1st January 11, 03:19 AM

Now that we are into 2011, I need to firm up on my itinerary for my next visit to Vancouver island. God willing, in just nine weeks from now I should be on my flight across the pond, arriving in Vancouver early evening Saturday 5th March. As yet I am undecided whether to stay overnight in Vancouver or take a connecting flight to Victoria on the Saturday evening.
As the main purpose of my trip is to visit my relatives, my itinerary for the two weeks needs to include Parksville, where I will be based, also Courtenay, Port Alberni, Campbell River and Sooke but I would anticipate travelling by train from Parksville to Victoria on either Friday or Saturday 18th or 19th March and spending my last night or two in Victoria before boarding the ferry for Vancouver on Sunday 20th in time to catch an overnight flight home. Anyone up for a kilt night?

**vmac3205** · 1st January 11, 06:33 AM

Let me know when a kilt night is planned, and I'll see if we can drive up for it.

**Gryphon noir** · 1st January 11, 10:57 AM

I generally take a week off work some time in March, but I won't know for a couple of weeks if I got it. Too bad you're not travelling in mid-May--you would get a chance to see the Downtown Historic Railway* in operation.

*listed in Vancouver's Best Kept Secrets