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All the local residents in Victoria who we were talking to, and who ventured to commenting the weather in a small talk on this December day, put a remark about a ‘rare chance to see the blizzard of winnipegian proportion’, - which was anticipated, but yet, - as usual in these cases - caught the city dwellers with a ‘bit of surprise’ on the preceding evening, grew fast into a serious storm, and ravaged on through the night, until the noon of 14th.

Funny enough, some people uttered comments with a trace of proud clearly discerned in their voices, although there were others, who would sound as if they were expressing an excuse for local weather at the moment, but who would inevitably end up on a cheerful note, pointing out that “you (i.e., our ‘visiting party’) were lucky enough to see such a ‘unique natural phenomenon’ going on in the place otherwise known for its pretty mild winter”.

True, the weather change was remarkable - even though in the day before it was cold and windy, but breaks in the clouds provided the city with plenty of sun, and there was no snow falling down from these clouds..

..and street flowers in mid-December were all the reassuring signs to believe you are not at the harshest spot in the entire winter Canada.

So, as the weather was good, - ‘first things first’ - we went to spot float planes in the Harbour

Alexey, our friend from Moscow, got immediately and so genuinely excited about seeing ’so many float planes at once’, that it seems appropriate for us to team up, and make a post, in which he would  share his ‘profound impressions left after discovering some good and authentic Canadian aviation’

So, it is to be continued..