Travel Tales
I am new to the Pacific Northwest and have seen very little of this part of the country. Although I have visited Canada several times, I had not, until last year, ever been to Victoria. Everyone kept on telling me that I must go there. It would be, they told me, especially interesting for me since Victoria was very British and I was born and raised in England. I signed up for a one day Ferry trip to Victoria arranged by the Travel Director at BSAC. I thought this would be a wonderfully easy way to visit a town that I had not been to before. The Ferry ride was fun and I met several interesting people on the way there. The day went by much too quickly but I now know some of the places that I would like to visit on future Victoria trips. I don't know whether Cheryl planned it, but a bonus on the ferry ride returning us to Bellingham, was the sighting of a whale. The captain stopped the ferry and an excited group of passengers were able to take photos at a distance closer to the whale than most of us had ever been outside of an aquarium. It was a very nice ending to an extremely pleasant day's outing.
Helen H. Solomons
BSAC member
During the month of May, the tour program had an exclusive opportunity to explore the Pilchuck Glass School located in the beautiful foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Stanwood, Washington. The school was founded by the world famous artist Dale Chihuly from Tacoma, Washington. The group that went had an insider’s look at the renowned campus and the artist’s workshops. They also got the chance to dine with the artists and their students. The group was included in a drawing, and one of our very own members, Caroline Clapp, was the lucky winner of an original glass sculpture.
