Victoria is now well into cruise ship season and between now and October we will see hundreds of these huge floating luxury hotels. The one pictured above is the Radiance of the Seas while it was making the turn to enter the Ogden Point Cruise Ship Terminal. The rocky point in the foreground on the right is Work Point, which marks the western side of the entrance to the Inner Harbour. Ogden Point is just off camera to the left. Click the name of the ship above for a virtual tour of its interior. These ships are quite extraordinary and are much removed from the ocean liner I boarded 50 years ago the first time I crossed the Atlantic. In those days an ocean liner was a means of transportation. Now it is a way of life. Some of these ships have been built as condominiums where the residents live aboard more or less permanently and decide collectively where to cruise, etc.
Showing posts with label Olympic Mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympic Mountains. Show all posts
Friday, May 20, 2011
Floating Hotel
Victoria is now well into cruise ship season and between now and October we will see hundreds of these huge floating luxury hotels. The one pictured above is the Radiance of the Seas while it was making the turn to enter the Ogden Point Cruise Ship Terminal. The rocky point in the foreground on the right is Work Point, which marks the western side of the entrance to the Inner Harbour. Ogden Point is just off camera to the left. Click the name of the ship above for a virtual tour of its interior. These ships are quite extraordinary and are much removed from the ocean liner I boarded 50 years ago the first time I crossed the Atlantic. In those days an ocean liner was a means of transportation. Now it is a way of life. Some of these ships have been built as condominiums where the residents live aboard more or less permanently and decide collectively where to cruise, etc.
Friday, March 25, 2011
King George Terrace Lookout
On the way home from a friend's in Oak Bay I took the scenic route along the water and had to stop at the look out at the top of King George Terrace. From here you can see across the water to Port Angeles, WA and the Olympic Mountains. A beautiful spring day!
Author's note: For those of you who are regular visitors and leave such lovely comments, thank you! Benjamin Madison is still away but will be back in another week and a half. I'm enjoying being Victoria Daily Photo and hope I am meeting Benjamin's high standards.
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