Victoria, BC Trip

I learned today that I'll be heading to Victoria in about 2 months. I'll be staying downtown on the harbor. I'll be there for about 4 full days (ignoring my travel day in, which will be very long and late). Open to food and beverage recommendations. Particularly interested in Breakfast.

OH, and how bad is the uber trip going to be from my hotel to the airport at 3 $#%*#@ AM in the morning? The day I leave, there's only 1 flight, 6am. So, Looks like I'll be leaving hotel about 3am.

Thanks everyone.

 

>100 views, and no responses! Crap!

Well, I'm hopeful someone will have something to say in the next 2 months.

On the off-chance anyone here is a caver, trying to also coordinate 1 or 2 days of caving on a weekend somewhere in this area. Fully committed to a LOT of driving to make that happen.

 

Thanks for the heads up.

Does no Uber mean no Uber, no Lyft, no anything with an app? I’m not against old fashioned, “TAXI!”, but using an app is certainly convenient. I’ve only used Uber, but I’d gladly use another app if the service exists up there.

 

I go to Winnipeg in October. I may be in Burlington, VT in June of next year. That’s probably the closest, old friend.

 

Alright, it's about time that I have fully checked back into this thread.

First, I want to say thank you for all the help everyone has provided and all the comments. Very helpful.

Second, I wanted to slightly address my question about Uber/Lyft. My greatest concern is being able to easily get to/from YYJ and hotel on arrival/departure, regardless of time of day. I am very likely going to need to be at the airport on my day of departure around 3-5am (for a 6-8am departure), meaning I need to leave 30-60min before that. There are a lot of variables when you have to just "call a taxi", so I appreciate the convenience of just being able to schedule my pickup, regardless of time of day.

Third, I think I have my itinerary set. If everything goes well, my new itinerary will be to fly in on a Monday, get in late, conference from Tuesday through Friday mid-day. I'll be picking up a rental on Thursday, that way when I check out of the hotel Friday I'll be able to head up to Tahsis, where I'll be meeting someone on Saturday to go caving. Caving Sat/Sun. Then, I'll need to drive back Sun night. Get into hotel, then go drop off rental. Then get a taxi back to my hotel. Then sleep for however few hours I have, then get a taxi in the AM to the airport.

Show caves are awesome, but you're correct that I was hoping for a "more intense caving experience".

Still haven't specifically set out any places to go to yet for food/beer. That's still coming.

Any recommendations for things I might want to see on my way up to or back from Tahsis? Any suggestions on places to stay?

 

OH, I remember: The prices don't very much at all for getting a small truck, 1/2 truck (think F-150), midsized or full-size SUV. Any recommendations given where all I'm heading? I'm sure it doesn't matter much, but figure everyone has an opinion, so let's hear them!

 

Really appreciate the recommendations.

So, I will be driving up to Tahsis. Looks like a 5-6 hour journey. Quite the haul! But, I actually enjoy scenic drives quite a bit, so I'm hoping it will all feel worth missing my wife and daughter for 2 extra days.

Yea, I asked my contact, and he bassically said whatever is fine, but "The roads around Tahsis can be quite wet and a little muddy". Not exactly the most helpful. For a variety of reasons, I'd prefer to have a "mid-size SUV". Too often when we have to rent an F-150, it won't have 4W and/or it will have bald tires. If you get a mid-size AWD SUV, the tires are usually in good condition, and it has enough of what you need. If I am going to be doing actual off-road, I will plan appropriately, but I'm just talking about for "normal" terrain.