I walked along Victoria, B.C.’s inviting and picturesque waterfront with trepidation in my heart. Its majestic Empress Hotel and the delightful downtown area are full of wonderful shopping and restaurants. But this is not where my adventures would take me. I venture north past the main tourist area and soon enter into the exotic wonder…
I love being next to the ocean. I love being on the ocean. But I have a mortal fear of being in the ocean. It’s dark and brooding. There are monsters, myths, and the shadows of unknown terrors. Of all those who go into it, slightly fewer come out of it. Victoria, British Columbia, has…