We cruise in our Ranger Tugs 29 to Butchart Gardens for 12 Days of Christmas, Orcas & More

We cruised from Everett, WA to Victoria, BC Sunday December. 11th to Thursday Dec. 15th 2022. Our goal was to visit Butchart Gardens, a delight in any season. Their Christmas display is famous and very much worth the trip. The Butchart Gardens dock is closed for December, which means you anchor in Tod Inlet (brrrrrr) or stay at a marina nearby. Victoria and Sydney are good choices. We were able to score a reservation in the heart of Victoria. The weather was mixed for our way home, but we encountered porpoises and orcas. Good times!

Apologies to Butchart Gardens for misspelling their name in a couple of places.

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00:00 - Route Planning
01:37 - To Victoria, BC
03:22 - Victoria & Butchart Gardens
04:33 - 12 Days of Christmas in Butchart Gardens
05:55 - Returning home via Ancortes, WA
07:27 - Orcas

We have been asked to share how we plan our cruises. It makes for a dry video, so we broke it up:
- Initial Route - Anchoring in 25 kts gusts with our Ranger Tug R-29
- Currents & Tides - Possibly May 2023
- Wind & Weather - Possible June 2023
- Buoys & Coast Guard - Possibly June 2023
- Contingency Plans - Possibly in July 2023

Music:
Jo Wandrini / Governor of the North / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Vividry / Your Good Lies / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
The Snowy Hill Singers feat. Christine Smit / Our Friend Santa / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Traditional / The Twelve Days of Christmas / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Johan Glössner / Take Me Home For Christmas / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com