The Long Weekend

Who am I kidding? Lately all of our weekends have been long weekends, Brenda hasn't worked a Monday in a month and a half!

This was our last official long weekend in Victoria and it was a good one. We were treated to a visit from Rachel and Zak and their two dogs Nero and Blaze. We also got our first use out of our new bike rack, and went for a ride on part of the Trans Canada Trail near Shawnigan Lake.

The end of the road.

Our bike ride took us to the historic Kinsol Trestle. The trestle finished completion in 1920 and is the biggest in Canada. It hasn't been in use since 1979 and while it's looking pretty rough these days it is still an impressive sight.

A lot of wood.

Looks like a fun crossing.

Having Rachel, Zak and the dogs around was a lot of fun too. We shared them with a couple of Zak's other friends on the Island, and we also got to know his friend Brook who just happened to live around the corner.

Sunday night Brook invited us out to a BBQ in the neighbourhood and it took me a whole day to recover.

Me, Rachel and Zak sitting by the fire.

Back at home, a late night with the girls.

It was another full weekend, but not nearly long enough. I'm not sure how we're going to handle this two-day weekend we have coming up. I guess it's a good thing that we both quit our jobs and only have to work one day next week. This summer is going to be awesome.