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from carrots and squid to gnocchi, trout and striploin. With full stomachs we met up with Discover the Past for a Ghostly Walk through downtown Victoria. Guided by a remarkable storyteller we embarked on a memorable night walking through haunted alleyways and learning about Victoria’s gruesome past. In all my travels, I have found it is only through learning about a place’s history where you can truly appreciate its present day. Before our tour I had not thought much about where Victoria got its start. Afterwards, I walked away feeling more informed and had a greater understand- ing about the place we were visiting. After another dreamy night’s rest we headed back into the city for a quick shopping excursion and a good perusal of Munro’s book. Whenever we travel I like to find locally made items to take home to remind us of our trip later. Time and time again Salt Spring Island Cheese and Roger’s Chocolates are at the top of our list. Despite the clouds, our flight back home did not detract The 45-minute flight to Victoria’s Inner Harbour offers arguably the quickest and easiest ways to cross the border into Canada. from the natural beauty of our journey. As we flew past the Space Needle and made our quick descent back to Lake Union thinking back on our trip felt more like a dream than reality. Being swept away for a few days as a cou- ple was just what we needed to feel refreshed and be reminded why, after all these years, we are still each other’s favorite people on the planet. And that feeling alone is reason enough to book another trip very soon. kenmoreair.com 51