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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5436856" data-attributes="member: 40177">I love my city, and, more importantly, my island.&nbsp; A few of the landmarks that spring to mind:*&nbsp; The West Coast Trail. Originally developed to rescue stranded sailors who had been dashed against the violent reefs of the west coast.&nbsp; It was a series of trails with safety sheds every few hours filled with supplies.&nbsp; the idea was that sailors could use the trail to walk to safety, or hole up in a shed and be rescued by rangers who patrolled it.&nbsp; Nowadays, the trail is a backpacker's heaven, and is one of the most well-known and difficult trails in backpacking circles.&nbsp; *&nbsp; the guy who dresses like Darth Vader and plays the fiddle.&nbsp; He is probably the most interesting street busker I've ever seen, and peole all over the world mention him when they visit Victoria.&nbsp; Strange, but awesome.*&nbsp; There's also a nearby island that is accessible only by boaters... I forget the name.&nbsp; Basically, only a few hundred people live on the island, but those who own boats visit it pretty frequently.&nbsp; There's a stairway to the main village from the docks, and the entire stairway is paved from planks from old ships that have washed ashore in the 1800s.&nbsp; In the 1960s onwards, visiters actually started replacing these steps, by carving their names, their ship name, and their home port in the plank before putting it on the step.&nbsp; Now the stairway is filled with a history of the people who have been there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5436856, member: 40177"] I love my city, and, more importantly, my island. A few of the landmarks that spring to mind: * The West Coast Trail. Originally developed to rescue stranded sailors who had been dashed against the violent reefs of the west coast. It was a series of trails with safety sheds every few hours filled with supplies. the idea was that sailors could use the trail to walk to safety, or hole up in a shed and be rescued by rangers who patrolled it. Nowadays, the trail is a backpacker's heaven, and is one of the most well-known and difficult trails in backpacking circles. * the guy who dresses like Darth Vader and plays the fiddle. He is probably the most interesting street busker I've ever seen, and peole all over the world mention him when they visit Victoria. Strange, but awesome. * There's also a nearby island that is accessible only by boaters... I forget the name. Basically, only a few hundred people live on the island, but those who own boats visit it pretty frequently. There's a stairway to the main village from the docks, and the entire stairway is paved from planks from old ships that have washed ashore in the 1800s. In the 1960s onwards, visiters actually started replacing these steps, by carving their names, their ship name, and their home port in the plank before putting it on the step. Now the stairway is filled with a history of the people who have been there. [/QUOTE]

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