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Road then turn left and drive &

‘Retrace. your way ' to. ‘West

: “Saanich Road, turn left and
- continue south. Just past the .
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combination of orchards, ae
on your left and turn here,
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minute long. ferry to Mill Bay.’
on: the. other side of Saanich”
Inlet. It sails: every hour and...
10. minutes ‘and costs $1.25-
: for. ‘the car, 50 cents. ‘per.

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wooden Spectacle Lake. There is a

walk around the lake. tt ends —
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= refreshing drink of water.

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Spot for a picnic. There’s also |
a Nature House. Also: along:
some of the. hiking trails you |
‘can still find ‘some of the old: ..
shafts ‘sad tunnels. from the”
area’s’ ‘gold. ‘mining. days.
Next turn left on Finlayson.
Arm Road. which winds up”
the east side. of: Finlayson |
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Enroute : the: road. becomes |
Millstream Road and you. will:
pass several lakes. ° “From,

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path to your left just: beyond :
the parking lot which. leads:to..

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becomes 6 Durrani irrance Road.

Just past Pease Lake take :

the: ‘Willis Point Road (it’s
“paved)' on the left and follow
it... through the . Partridge

Hills. ‘When you reach | the

‘Point, af you follow Mark

Lane..to the. Fight. you will
reach ~ a secluded beach ©

“access overlonkiug Tod Inlet.

If vou drive to the other end |
of Mark Lane past’ several

‘small beaches you will reach

the McKeuzie Bight. area of

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’- will. pass ‘Durrance’ Lake, ©
another ‘good | Picnic spot. Oe
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_ Road ;
- west past. Tod. Creek ‘and -
then. watch for a left turn to”
the. Butchart Gardens,. ‘an
attraction: that ‘shouldn’ t be’
missed if you’ve never seen

Follow. Durrance -

it. It’s not just another

garden. The 30 acres of

specialized gardens, Sunken,
Italian, Japanese,

are open daily and peak
season rates are adults $4,
students $2 and ‘children 7S
cents.

English. |
Rose. and many more, are
world | reriowned, a riot of
‘colour in every season and
breathtaking to see ilumin-
ated at night. The gardens

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‘Saanich Road, “then - tim —

Lake and watch for a left turn —
‘announcing ‘the
. Dominion ~~ astrophysical
_ Observatory: It’s situated on

a beautiful, wooded hill and
_.is open to. the public daily

8:15 a.m. ‘to 4:30 p.m. and. —
- Saturday evenings 9 p.m. to

11 p.m. At night you can ~

‘peer through the Observa- |
tory’s 72. inch main telescope |
_and, if the'sky is clear, will —
‘be. able to:.see planets | and
moons millions of light years.
away. ; |

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Drive back to , West Saan-
ich Road and continue along |

_ it until you reach the junction "'

_with #17, the Patricia. Bay |

| | Highway. If you are in a

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*. hurry, just follow the high- —
“way north,’ straight to the

ferry terminal at Swartz Bay.
If not, there are any number

of turn offs to the right which
_. will: take you. to the ocean-
- side overlooking Haro Strait.

‘The road from, Cordova Bay.
to Cowichan: Head is beauti-
ful and Islarid View Beach 1 is

"| ideal. for.a stroll.

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‘right. Follow it past Prospect © —