Victoria

Approaching Victoria, the Lochside Trail joins the Galloping Goose Trail, which brings riders to the north end of the harbour and the recently rebuilt, bicycle-oriented Johnson Street Bridge into downtown. Getting to the south end of the harbor requires some navigating around both cars and tourists.

Victoria's inner harbour was active as usual, and as colorful as could be expected given the thick haze. Coffee and lunch were at Pour, one block in from the water. On leaving, my coordinate system got rotated 90 degrees and it took me a mile of riding through neighborhoods to figure things out. Once corrected, I spent the next hour and a half working my way around the Seaside Route on Victoria's outer shore, along with all of its various bays  (Ross, Gonzales, McNeill, Oak, Cadboro, Cordova, and others).

Once back on the Lochside Trail, it was a straight shot back to Swartz Bay and the 3PM ferry to Fulford.