Joyful Journey: Victoria Long Weekend

Post a crazy shift at work which included an entire afternoon at Royal Columbian Hospital wondering if I would get an ambulance ride back to ARH in time to leave for my ferry. I headed over to the island. The basic plan for the weekend was supposed to be hiking on Friday and Tofino for a Stagette but the stagette got cancelled so a most wonderful relaxing weekend of friends ensued.
Sunset over Delta Port

Breakfast in the Sunny Convent House- call this because not only do 6 single girls live here but its also on Convent Street

Niki and I headed out in the pouring rain. When we got to East Sooke park the rain had stopped so we spent a lovely 2 1/2 hours hiking the seaside trail. This shot on a little lunch/nap break. Looking out into the Strait of Juan De Fuca

The next morning we headed over to make breakfast with Sarah and Sjoerd and spend some quality time with Khaler!!

Then it was home for Niki and I to play book club!!!! Its our favorite introvert activity. We hang out and read our own books and drink tea. Great for quiet time and little bits of conversation.
Then it was out to kick Sarah and will out of their house to make supper and hang out with the kids (letting them have some adult time) and then enjoy supper all together

Mable loves to help!!

Sarah putting the finishing touches on her pie

MMM good

Will and Niki took a pottery class this winter and Will just got his own pottery kickwheel. He let niki try it and then let me have a go.. soo much fun. Anyone else out there wanting to take a class this fall??

Will has been making some gorgeous stuff

My creation, however, got to the point where Will said " this is where it gets super delicate and most likely to break .......oh, it just broke"

Sunday Morning I headed to Church with Michelle who sang like an angel as per usual. The pastor preached an amazing sermon on Ephesians 2 14-20

¹⁴When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,^[e] ¹⁵the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.^[f] ¹⁶I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. ¹⁷Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. ¹⁸And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. ¹⁹May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.²⁰Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. ²¹Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

Just delving into what it means to pray this and mean it and what God and work in us and through us as we trust him and grow.

After church we drove up the west coast, hiked in two km to Mystic Beach where we met Sam and Elske who had come up on their motor bike. Sunshine, waves, waterfalls, brie and fruit!!