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Top Ten Reasons to play in the Canadian Open this July in Victoria
Location - The Hotel Grand Pacific is ideally situated next to the BC Legislature building on the inner harbor.
Health Club - Hotel guests can enjoy the "Victoria Health Club" voted best in the city.
Prize Fund - $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund
Air Conditioning - The Hotel Grand Pacific is one of the few hotels with air conditioning.
City - Victoria is great anytime of the year. In July it is spectacular.
Windows that open - Enjoy the invigorating sea air fresh off the Pacific ocean from your own balcony.
Quiet - Enjoy a quiet and safe neighborhood.
The Pacific Restaurant - Great west coast cuisine on site.
Victoria Clipper and the Coho Ferry - Docks are adjacent to the Hotel Grand Pacific (very short walk).
The Place to be - Everyone else will be there. Why not you?
Sign up for a Ocean and Whale tour while in Victoria this July
Orca Spirit Adventures http://www.orcaspirit.com/ Ocean and whale tours. Mention Chess for 20% off tour prices. There is a group tour planned for July 7th at 1pm. Orca Spirit is a short walk along the oceanfront from the Hotel Grand Pacific.
Re: Top Ten Reasons to play in the Canadian Open this July in Victoria
After the Tournament drive to Tofino and surf and see spectacular scenery and Ocean life in Pacific Rim National Park.Check out the Wickinnish Inn-one of the World's great Inns and Spas.If I remember,it is a 3-4 drive approx.Ucluelet is nearby and the deer roam the streets....John J. Henry,Senior Instructor Chess & Math,Toronto,Broker,OCT,World Traveller.
After the Tournament drive to Tofino and surf and see spectacular scenery and Ocean life in Pacific Rim National Park.Check out the Wickinnish Inn-one of the World's great Inns and Spas.If I remember,it is a 3-4 drive approx.Ucluelet is nearby and the deer roam the streets....John J. Henry,Senior Instructor Chess & Math,Toronto,Broker,OCT,World Traveller.
more like 5 hours to Tofino. But it's very nice and you can stop in Cathedral Grove along the way.
The deer roam the streets in Victoria too (or at least my part of town). They eat everything.
Re: Top Ten Reasons to play in the Canadian Open this July in Victoria
There is Canada's tallest wooden rail trestle just a short drive up island over the Malahat. It will eventually be connected to the Galloping Goose Bike Trail in Victoria (the latter is also a good reason to visit Victoria, btw).
"One of the tallest free-standing and most spectacular timber rail trestle structures in the world ... at 614 feet in length and standing 145 feet above the salmon bearing Koksilah River, the Kinsol Trestle is an incredible structure and was worth preserving.
After the Tournament drive to Tofino and surf and see spectacular scenery and Ocean life in Pacific Rim National Park.Check out the Wickinnish Inn-one of the World's great Inns and Spas.If I remember,it is a 3-4 drive approx.Ucluelet is nearby and the deer roam the streets....John J. Henry,Senior Instructor Chess & Math,Toronto,Broker,OCT,World Traveller.
I loved visiting Tofino back in 1980, but I didn't tie it in with playing in the Keres Memorial as it takes a few days. Great beach, big trees, hummingbirds and sea lions. I played chess on the bus on the way up and down with a prof from Chicago. I would have liked to taken the ferry trip.
Victoria has totem poles, museums, Emily Carr art gallery and fresh salmon on a bun on the docks. I even enjoyed a music concert and comedy show. The Butchart gardens are a pretty side trip. I rented a bicycle to circle the city in an afternoon. It's a lovely place to visit.
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