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Dear

malahat, and crew,

Like, what should I bring?

Obviously I should grab some toiletries (plenty of contacts this time unlike

wideathtrip), camping supplies, and clothing. What's the dress code for the time spent there? I want to hit one of the ``finest sushi in the world'' joints, and otherwise see what the area has to offer. Barring any crazy place like the Safehouse where I should dress in a particular way, what's the norm? Camping, obviously, I can dress down for.

What else should I bring along?

jenniever, what's the dress code for our side of the border? I know you've got relatives and friends and all these random people we're staying with/visiting/whatever. Will they drag us out to black-tie affairs? Should I bring my shiny fancy proper shoes at all? What's the dress code for the Microsoft campus? I think one of my suits needs dry cleaned.

Is there anything from this location, the center of the universe, that people might want exported by hand? Bagels and pork roll won't make it to Vancouver, much less Victoria.

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Oh, we've already got tickets bought for taking the ferry from Anacortes, I remember your horror stories of catching the ferry in the past. Some of my friends in Wisconsin have a similar tale from when they visited

graye and crew ages ago.

We might still do Vancouver as a side trip, but not as where we're ferrying out from.

I'm assuming that the place

infraredelf has in mind isn't Yokohama, and will keep that name in mind while there. After hearing about how great the sushi is in that town for years, I'm really excited about trying it.

Even with reservations, check when you need to be there. It's a different company that runs the one you'll be on and the one out of Tsawwassen, but we learned from people waiting on the broken down ferry that reservations aren't necessarily going to be honored if the lot is filling up.

You may be going to the Japanese Village restaurant which I think is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, Japanese restaurant in Victoria. I'd have to agree with that.

Ok, thanks for the heads-up. We decided to rent just one car for the two weeks, otherwise we could just hop on over there as pedestrians, but I still think we're doing things the easiest way in the end.

I hope that's the one. If not, I might just try the Village as well while there.

Any places you recommend we check out while there? I know we're mostly going to be camping, and we're friends with tons of locals, but sometimes locals take certain things for granted that tourists really enjoy seeing. Like sightseeing in NYC with relatives, I forget that not everyone's been to St. John the Unfinished.

Definitely go to Craigdarroch Castle. I want to move in there.

The Royal London Wax Museum is also supposed to be really neat but we haven't gotten there yet.

The former looks really awesome. Paul described the latter, but indicated that I could skip it as I've been to Madame Tussaud's.

Thanks!

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