June 1982
Look what I found while I was scanning our pile of photo albums and loose photos? (Actually, what I found was the original, which I thought was long gone.)
No, it's not 1882 ... it's 1982.
And no, that’s not our grandparents.
Go ahead, laugh all you want — we collapse into giggles whenever we catch a glimpse of this one.
We've always had the ‘travel itch’. Long trips, short trips — the length never mattered. Back in 1982, we didn't have much spare cash, so most of our travels consisted of day trips. Usually we drove to our destination — at times 300 miles (480 km) each way — just to explore someplace new.
On this occasion, we splurged a bit and took a day trip on the Princess Marguerite II, a ship that used to ply the Salish Sea between Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia before it was taken out of service in 1989. This photo was taken aboard the PMII on our way back to Seattle. What made us do it? Who knows; it’s not like our budget allowed for something so frivolous. But I'm glad we did as it shows that we do have a playful side that we let out every once in a while :-)
If you'd like to see more from our trip to Victoria, click here. We sure packed a lot into that one day!
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