We've officially joined the "weekend getaway" club. And we're hooked.Our two night stay in Brentwood Bay was probably the best prize I've won...ever. Though the $100 gift certificate for Sears that I won when I was in grade 4 comes pretty close. (With inflation it would be worth like $50K today!)
Of course there were some down sides. The anxiety of leaving Bonsai for the weekend. The anxiety of waiting for the ferry and not knowing which sailing you'll be on. These are my personal anxieties of course, Raymond couldn't care less.
There was no need to worry as we arrived 3:30, got on the 4 o'clock ferry, and Bonsai was in good hands.
We arrived at Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa at around 6:30pm on Friday. We were escorted to our gigantic room with our own private balcony which overlooked the pool and marina. There was not one single detail over looked. We had a fresh Lilly in our room, plush bathrobes, slippers, our own fireplace, and complimentary champagne! All to be enjoyed later.
We hurried off to dinner in Victoria at a great seafood restaurant called Nautical Nellies. We dined on Pan-fried oysters, crab truffle filet and a seafood trio. We saved exploring Victoria for the Sunday and headed back to our 5-star room!
Saturday morning we had kayaks booked for 10am. The day got off to a great start when the marina attendant showed us the ENORMOUS star fish that was hanging out under the dock. I know I'm a big fan of superlatives, but really, it was the biggest star fish you've ever seen. 
We headed off across the bay to an inlet that's surrounded by protected parks.The bay was very calm, much calmer than Deep Cove, and the weather was so good we were tempted to just sit in the middle of the water and bask in the sun. We eventually made it to the inlet, where we were surrounded by schools of jelly fish,
hundreds of purple and speckled star fish and the occasional eagle fly-by. After kayaking, We had a quick lunch at the Lodge's pub and then headed out for our two hour wilderness boat trip with our Captain Rob. He knew more details about that bay area than I knew about all geography combined, so it was fun to listen. We relaxed the rest of the day, and ordered room service instead of going to the restaurant. We never ordered room service as a kid, so this was a huge treat for me. Ray and I shared a sushi platter and some ribs on the side, of course the ribs were "on the side".
We fell asleep watching Rain Man (have you ever noticed the cheesy 80's montage music that plays during the driving scenes??)
Sunday morning I had a deep tissue massage, which I'm sure we could rename the "so deep i hit bone massage" but I took it like any massage glut does!
We headed over to Victoria for lunch and shopping. We discovered this awesome fish & chips place right on the wharf, called Red Fish Blue Fish, it's like a kitchen built into an overturned pop can. The fish & chips, chowder and fish tacos were out of this world. I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Victoria.
We made a reservation for the 6pm ferry, so no anxiety this time. I treated myself to a Frosty on the way home from Wendy's and tried to convince Ray it was just like a Blizzard, you can flip the cup upside down and it won't drip.
Turns out, you can't.
