http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2007/08/14/victoria-by-the-sea/ Fiercely independent (and often irreverent) news & views. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:27:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2007/08/14/victoria-by-the-sea/#comment-872 Deb Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:54:23 +0000 http://briarpatchmagazine.com/test/2007/08/14/victoria-by-the-sea/#comment-872 Hi, I am from PEI as well. I lived in Victoria from the time I was born until my Dad passed away when I was 6. Life after that never seemed the same, my Mom sold our quaint little home which was a stones throw away from the water. A part of my heart stayed there and I would many times find myself dreaming of when my life was perfect complete with white picket fence. When I turned 16 and finally got my drivers licence one of my first solo drives was.....you guessed it back to Victoria. I stood there in front of our old house that seemed all of a sudden way smaller than I remembered it. Tons of wonderful memories came flooding back to me while I walked from street to street. I immediately felt a warm presence of welcome that tangibly felt like it landed on my shoulders. I left a note in the door of the home hoping that the owners would one day contact me. Once or twice a year I would make it a point of going back to visit hoping to remember one more tinge of a memory or recaptured moment. We eventually did find out who owned the house and 4 years ago this summer they invited us to for a tour. It was everything I imagined it would be and more. The couple who own it are from Rhode Island and I couldn't have picked better people to take care of and love our old home the way I did. It seems there is a spirit in Victoria that makes you feel you belong there at that very moment. It's a place that makes you feel at home no matter where you are from. It's a very tourist oriented little town that is culturally diverse but none of that matters when you wrap yourself in those streets it seems to take you to a place that only the soil from this little town can take you to. I love my little Victoria-by-the-Sea. Your feelings are very real it does wrap one in a warm blanket that inspires dreams of staying there forever. It calls me back time and time again. Hi, I am from PEI as well. I lived in Victoria from the time I was born until my Dad passed away when I was 6. Life after that never seemed the same, my Mom sold our quaint little home which was a stones throw away from the water. A part of my heart stayed there and I would many times find myself dreaming of when my life was perfect complete with white picket fence. When I turned 16 and finally got my drivers licence one of my first solo drives was…..you guessed it back to Victoria. I stood there in front of our old house that seemed all of a sudden way smaller than I remembered it. Tons of wonderful memories came flooding back to me while I walked from street to street. I immediately felt a warm presence of welcome that tangibly felt like it landed on my shoulders. I left a note in the door of the home hoping that the owners would one day contact me. Once or twice a year I would make it a point of going back to visit hoping to remember one more tinge of a memory or recaptured moment. We eventually did find out who owned the house and 4 years ago this summer they invited us to for a tour. It was everything I imagined it would be and more. The couple who own it are from Rhode Island and I couldn’t have picked better people to take care of and love our old home the way I did. It seems there is a spirit in Victoria that makes you feel you belong there at that very moment. It’s a place that makes you feel at home no matter where you are from. It’s a very tourist oriented little town that is culturally diverse but none of that matters when you wrap yourself in those streets it seems to take you to a place that only the soil from this little town can take you to. I love my little Victoria-by-the-Sea.
Your feelings are very real it does wrap one in a warm blanket that inspires dreams of staying there forever.
It calls me back time and time again.

]]> http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2007/08/14/victoria-by-the-sea/#comment-766 Megan Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:17:45 +0000 http://briarpatchmagazine.com/test/2007/08/14/victoria-by-the-sea/#comment-766 Hello! I am from PEI although I live in the UK now. I really love going to Victoria when I am home and often recommend it to friends visiting the Island. The photo at the top of this page says that it is a picture of a causeway to the Island. I think it is picture of the causeway to the village of Victoria. There is no causeway to the Island, although there is a bridge and it does not look like the photo. Victoria is only acessible by causeway to the east and by a small road from the west so that would fit with the picture. Hello!
I am from PEI although I live in the UK now. I really love going to Victoria when I am home and often recommend it to friends visiting the Island. The photo at the top of this page says that it is a picture of a causeway to the Island. I think it is picture of the causeway to the village of Victoria. There is no causeway to the Island, although there is a bridge and it does not look like the photo. Victoria is only acessible by causeway to the east and by a small road from the west so that would fit with the picture.

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