Thursday: Munro's

An early start as I had to catch the 0700 ferry to Vancouver Island. I'm in Victoria for a couple of days of meetings.

My meetings today have been very naval - I spent some time on a submarine (in dry dock, I should add - not underwater. I'm not sure I'd be so keen on that. Apparently the smell after several months at sea is quite something.....what with only two showers for a crew of 50, that figures.....) and some time on a navy base, with lots of saluting men.

I took a stroll this evening and had a very pleasant browse in 'Munro's', a really excellent bookshop. It's not huge but its selection is perfect. Jim Munro, who died relatively recently, was a legendary bookseller here in BC - he was also Alice Munro's ex-husband. At one point, they ran a bookstore together, before they separated.

There seems to be a prom taking place in the hotel. At any rate, there is some very loud music playing. At the moment, it's the Spice Girls.........