Victoria Bucket List

I am proud to call Victoria, British Columbia my home. It is a place which inspires movement and exploration, where the great ocean and the temperate rainforest provide nourishment and diversity.

A few years ago, I had the privilege of visiting Bristol, UK and was provided with a bucket list of various activities that I could check off as part of my visit. Here's the link to the list.

I decided to create my own bucket list to honour my home town. Inspired by the Bristol Bucket List, I created a list that was

a. affordable and accessible

b. not requiring of a tour guide

c. within city limits

d. locally flavoured

There are many other things that one might do while visiting Victoria and even more to explore if you have a car or other means of transportation. This list will merely give you a start and flavour of what it feels like to live here and enjoy the relaxed, south island vibes.

I am posting it to Movement Mindset as a blog as I want to share my list publicly and inspire further discussion on what you like to do in your home town. Enjoy!

1. Pet the goats at Beacon Hill Petting Zoo

2. Watch the Christmas Truck Parade

3. Cliff dive at Thetis Lake

4. Visit Doris on the 17th fairway at the Victoria Golf Club on an April night

5. Buy some trinkets at Fan Tan Alley

6. Eat peanuts and drink beer at Big Bad John's

7. Traverse the Cadborosaurus at Gyro Park

8. Climb up Mt. Finlayson

9. Grab some sushi at Fujiya and eat it on top of Mt. Tolmie

10. Eat a tacone at Red Fish Blue Fish

11. Watch the fireworks on a Saturday night at Butchart Gardens

12. Stargaze at Island View Beach

13. Go on a Pickle Pub Crawl

14. Buy art at the Moss St. Paint-In

15. Fly kites at clover point

16. Walk the Breakwater at Ogden Point

17. Visit the Woolly mammoth and gold mining exhibits Royal Victoria Museum

18. Walk through the Ross Bay Cemetery at night

19. Listen to music during Symphony Splash on BC Day

20. Go to a jazz show at Hermann's Jazz Club

21. Watch the Fireworks in the Inner Harbour on Canada Day

22. Have high tea at the Empress Hotel

23. Jump off the 10m diving board at Commonwealth Pool

24. Pitch and Putt at the Henderson Golf Course

25. Rent scooters from Cycle BC and ride along Dallas Road

26. Go to the Saanich Fair and buy a pig

27. Have a flight of beer at Spinnaker's brew pub

28. Catch a sunset on Canoe Club's Patio

29. Enjoy cheap craft pitchers at Swan's

30. Visit the market at Market Square in the summer

31. Attend the Summer Busker's festival in the Inner Harbour

32. Cast your rod off of Ogden Point

33. Climb the stairs off of King George Terrace

34. Watch the symphony at the Royal Macpherson Playhouse

35. Visit the Xmen Academy at Hatley Castle

36. Go for a refreshing dip in the summer at Sooke Potholes

37. Canoe or Kayak out to Jimmy Chicken Island from Willows Beach

38. Watch a local rugby match at Macdonald Park in James Bay

39. Visit the house boats at Fisherman's Wharf

40. Feed the ducks at King's Pond at Cedar Hill Golf Course

41. Visit the Public Market at the Hudson on a Wednesday

42. Have a Benny at Blue Fox

43. Eat some sushi at Sen Sushi

44. Bet on the horse races at the Tally Ho

45. Have some DimSum at the Jade Fountain

46. Enjoy bottomless soup for lunch at Paggliacci's

47. Eat Buck a Shuck oysters at the Oyster Bar

48. Grab a soft serve ice cream from the Beacon Drive In

49. Navigate the corn maze at Galey Farms

50. Pick up a pumpkin at Mitchell Farms

51. Swim a lap of Durrance Lake

52. Make a wish at the Legislature fountain

53. Have a cocktail at Little Jumbo

54. Sample from the endless taps at Garrick's Head

55. Dance yourself into a sweaty mess at Lucky Bar

56. Bite into a thin crust, wood fired pizza at Pizzeria Primastrada

57. Have some nachos at the Moon Under Water Brewery

58. Drink beer and listen to music at the Phillip's Backyarder

59. Watch a Harbour Cats game at Royal Athletic Park

60. Attend Greek Fest at Commonwealth Place

61. Go scuba diving off Ogden Point

62. Look for the JPod with a whale watching tour

63. Watch a movie at the Cameron Bandshell at Beacon Hill Park

64. Watch the Bastion Square Grand Prix

65. Go to trivia night at Fernwood Inn

66. Grab a tapa and shaft at the Tapa Bar on Trounce Alley

67. Have Sunday Brunch at the Oak Bay Marina

68. Attend Rifflandia

69. Visit the Lieutenant General's House

70. Do some beachcombing at Witty's Lagoon

71. Watch a Victoria Royals game at the Save on Foods Centre

72. Grab a coffee at Habit on Pandora

73. Watch the Dragon Boat Festival in the Inner Harbour

74. Take the Coho to Port Angeles

75. Drop a crab trap off of Cattle Point

76. Go salmon fishing off of 10mile point

77. Rent a Paddle Board in the Inner Harbour

78. Watch a comedy show at Heckler's

79. Play some slots at the Casino View Royal

80. Go skating at the Empress Hotel

81. Ride the ferris wheel at Centennial Squar

82. Watch the antique car show at Fort Rodd Hill

83. Jump in on a softball game at Lansdowne Middle School

84. Ride the tea cups at the Oak Bay Tea Party

85. Have a fritter and a coffee at Discovery Coffee

86. Watch MonkeyWrench at Darcy's Night Club

87. Grab some produce at the Root Cellar

88. Go to a bookstore in Sidney

89. Buy some cheap reads at Russell Books

90. Have some fries at the Kiwanis Tea Room at Willows Beach

91. Eat some deep fried cheesecake at the Flying Otter

92. Go to wings night at Christie's Pub

93. Go for a late night swim at the Oak Bay Rec Centre

94. Buy some bacon at the Red Barn Market

95. Go to Goldstream Park for the Salmon Run

96. Go skimboarding at Gonzales Beach

97. Go curling at the Victoria Curling Club

98. Throw strikes at Langford Lanes

99. Get a milkshake and Galley dog from the Willows Galley

100. Cross the train trestle at Goldstream Park

101. Eat sandwiches from Red Barn Market

102. Rent bikes and ride along the Dallas Road

103. Catch a sunset on dallas (take a couple beers on a summer night)

104. watch a cricket game a beacon hill park