Day 7 & 8: Victoria and Return to Seattle

Day 7: Victoria British Columbia was our last stop of the tour. Arrival time was supposed to be at 7:30 but we were later than that. Departure time was 11:30 and once again we didn’t have very much time to see the sights. This was a night stop and we had decided to do our own touring again so the delay in arrival--other than reducing the amount of time we had in Victoria--did not impact our trip. We took a bus from the port to the city center. We only had a couple hours because the buses stopped running around 10:30. We walked the streets, window gazed, took pictures of the Empress Hotel and city lights. We found a local pub with good food and great beer, which we thoroughly enjoyed. We’d like to go back to the Pacific Coast area and, if we do, I am sure we will take a trip back to Victoria. It was beautiful at night, but, I am sure it looks a lot more beautiful during the day.
We returned to the ship, enjoyed the late snack for the last time, listened to the music and savored the last moments of the cruise before returning to reality.

Day 8: Friday 6:30 AM we arrived back in Seattle. Our flight back to Dayton was around 12:00 noon so by the time we disembarked and got the shuttle back to the airport, we had about 2 hours to go before departure. We needed extra time to clear the security check point as the lines were long.
We enjoyed the cruise, but, we were glad to get back home