"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Gordon B. Hinckley

Aug 25, 2013

Day 7 Victoria

This was our last day of stops and excursions on the cruise and we went to the Butchart Gardens in Victoria and they were the most beautiful sight. It was raining on and off and it made everything so green and made the flowers just gorgeous it was amazing. We spent hours walking through this garden in the rain it was so fun. The water fountains were something you would see on TV or something fake they were so big and so awesome. This really was another Heavenly experience from our cruise I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was and yummy it smelled. I kept thinking of my Mom seeing this garden and not knowing when she will never be able to see again because her glaucoma is getting so bad and I was so grateful that she could see this and be able to remember it someday when she cant see. We had a wonderful dinner that night and another wonderful show and then we got in our jammies and walked around the ship and around outside to see everything for the last time. There was a photography session set up and the photographer wanted us to have our pictures taken one last time, we had gotten to know him really well and he loved Raegan so we did that and then went to bed it was an amazing day.

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1 comment:

Lynn said...

Oh My Stars!!! Those garden photos are amazing!! I got teary reading your thoughts regarding your mom and being able to see the gardens. I still think of her often. So happy she was able to see them.