Published on Oct, 2024
Our ship arrived on a Sunday morning before Canadian Thanksgiving just at the start of the Victoria Marathon. All the roads were shut down so there were no shuttle buses, cabs or UBERs. We hooked up with Soren Russow and his 4 person electrically assisted pedicab for a 2.5 hour tour of Victoria. We went to all the places described in this itinerary. This was more than a tour because Soren was not just our driver, he was our performer. He took pictures of us with our phones at all the most appropriate places and he told us stories at each stop acting out the parts of a ghost, an old man, and other famous characters. He even played a melodious tune on a unique flute instrument. He had lots of very authentic voices and routines. He seemed to know everyone and waved and talked to people on the street as we traveled. He was able to navigate garden paths and shortcuts to avoid the route of the marathon and yet still take us to all the important places. We went with two other people so he was towing 4 of us in his rig. We have been to Victoria several times before on cruise ships and 3 times driving our own car but Soren took us places we have never been. Victoria was about 2/3ds of the experience and Soren was a class act all on his own to round out the other 1/3d. We had a great time.