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[JCZ]

Heading out Canada Hwy. 1.  90 Km an hour........not sure what that translates to in CVO speak but everybody was doing about 70mph. Of course we were going to slow for them (that's a rare moment) because we were looking for the road that we were supposed to be turning on.

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We found a couple that would finally lead us to the new dealership.  We are so grateful to them......we'd never have found it.   Unlike all the dealership moves in the US (on freeway frontage) this dealership moved to the very back end of a new industrial park that's way out in the boonies. 

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The narrow little two lane road that leads back in to where the dealership is, we found a flock of the locals crossing the street in front of us.  We stopped and waited (they didn't seem to be in a hurry.....but they all move pretty much single file, just like in the cartoons).......till they got to the other side and they stopped to let the babies eat on the lawn.

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It's a nice dealership.  The lady said that they paid $7 million to build it.......guess that'd be Canadian $.  Although they're still very high compared to the US, even after the exchange rate was taken into account.

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To make my point.........this is the price tag of a new SEUC that they're proud of!   This ought to make my friend Marty feel better about the great deal that he got.

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I'm telling you, the dealership is out in the boonies......

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This arch in downtown Victoria reminded me of the one at the entrance to Chinatown in San Francisco.

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There are a number of pedestrian malls that go for blocks and blocks.....

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They have these little half size parking spaces for "small vehicles.  I could only assume that means motorcycles, scooters, etc. but I've never saw anything quit like these before.....they're actually a square box.  This shot was taking from our parking space for small vehicles (sorry, didn't get a shot of the parking space itself).

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A close up of The Empress Hotel......

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And their parlament building.  A pretty magnificient building.

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A shot just walking along the waterfront, across from the Parlament bldg.

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Another one of the locals, eating out of Terrie's hand.  This little bird would take a big piece of bread and fly off with the whole thing and then return for more.  Not sure, but thinkin she had a nest full of little one's that were hungry.

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The guy riding this BMW is from Lodi (not far from Sacramento).  He rode to Alaska and Canada with two buddies.  The two buddies......the lead guy slowed and went to make a right hand turn.  The second guy ran into him on the right side as the guy started his turn.  The guy who was riding too fast....a CHP (Calif. Highway Patrol) Motor Officer.  True story as was relayed to us.

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Our ride is here.....time to catch the boat back to the U.S.