Walkable, pretty residential and leafy, near huge urban park (Beacon Hill Park for free bandshell concerts, watching cricket, play tennis or pickle ball, feed ducks, visit formal gardens, tall tree groves and native plant meadows), and long waterfront park. Walk to Cook St. Village (high street) for restaurants, coffee shops, butcher, green grocer, grocery store, services, senior's centre, pharmacy, etc. In region: - Good cycling network and use of our bikes if we aren't on a driving trip. - Rural wineries, cideries and agriculture on Saanich Peninsula - Goldstream Park Salmon Runs from Mid-October to Early December -Many formal gardens (world-famous Butcharts Garden), including some free -Excellent Whale watching - kayaking -walk to tennis & pickle ball courts in Beacon Hill Park - watch a cricket game or free concert in Beacon Hill Park - diverse walking and running, including several waterfront paths -SCUBA diving - dive shops. It's cold but clear with abundant sea life - hiking - some along the ocean, some up hills/mountains to viewpoints and some around the region's many lakes, in forest. For most abilities. - driving day trips to nearby communities, mostly on coast or lakes - fishing - take a small harbour ferry (pickle boats) to Fisherman's Wharf, on the Gorge waterway -passenger ferry harbour to harbour to Seattle overnight - day trips on ferry to nearby, rural "Gulf Islands" -free tour of the Legislative Assembly (French language too) - shop historic Old Town and oldest Chinatown in Canada - historic walking tours and sites - stroll through historic, oceanside Ross Bay cemetery, with deer - Many fun runs and marathons run by our home. - Fairfield Farmer's Market, Sats May to Oct Running events calendar: https://www.runguides.com/victoria/runs Although we are in the city, it is surrounded by rural areas where you can buy produce at honour stands or little markets, ride horses, hike in the forest, swim or paddle in lakes, etc. You can do ocean kayaking, and diving

Victoria International, YYJ -35 minutes cab or take shuttle bus or Uber. Arrive Inner Harbour by float plane from Vancouver (YVR) or Seattle. International cruise ship terminal and ferry terminal (Coho from Port Angeles, WA, USA or Clipper from Seattle)

On a bus route to downtown and James Bay historic neighbourhood. Walk downtown or many tourist sites in 30 minutes. Our home is on #3 bus route. 10 minute walk to Cook St. Village, our local "high street". Great city for cycling, with regional trails and protected bike lanes in town. During the season, there's a free bike valet downtown. We have a level 2 charger for your e-car Park in driveway but plenty of unrestricted, free street parking. Do most errands by walking or biking if you like. Explore Vancouver Island by car - up the rugged west coast, the rural Saanich Peninsula with wineries, cideries and farm stands, or up the east side for more wine, hiking, biking and to explore other towns, lake and coast. Inter-city bus service: https://www.islandlinkbus.com

Have a drink, perhaps in the back garden or we might take you on an outing, especially if you live somewhere we want to visit in future. Happy to provide local advice.