Victoria, B.C. Tartan Parade

**way2fractious** · 15th May 07, 03:11 PM

Thanks for those pics. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the wonderful sights Victoria has to offer. My U.S. passport application went in ten weeks ago, and with only five weeks to go, perhaps I'll have it in hand in time.

Originally Posted by Macman

...and a caber toss or two.

Were these caber tosses for demonstration only? At highland games down south here, the athletes never wears sporrans while competing.

**Colin** · 15th May 07, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by way2fractious

Thanks for those pics. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the wonderful sights Victoria has to offer. My U.S. passport application went in ten weeks ago, and with only five weeks to go, perhaps I'll have it in hand in time.

Were these caber tosses for demonstration only? At highland games down south here, the athletes never wears sporrans while competing.

In Canada we like to make it even tougher by adding more obsticles

That's the lawn of the parliment building so it must have just been a demo.

**starbkjrus** · 16th May 07, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by way2fractious

Thanks for those pics. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the wonderful sights Victoria has to offer. My U.S. passport application went in ten weeks ago, and with only five weeks to go, perhaps I'll have it in hand in time....snip

Actually you can still cross the border with a drivers license / State ID card and a copy of your birth certificate if using ground (or water) transportation.

The new congress is even looking at removing the silly passport requirment for USA / Canada travel all together.

**Colin** · 16th May 07, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by starbkjrus

Actually you can still cross the border with a drivers license / State ID card and a copy of your birth certificate if using ground (or water) transportation.

The new congress is even looking at removing the silly passport requirment for USA / Canada travel all together.

Yes Dee, but you might not be able to get back into the US as things stand right now. Did the driving regs for going into the US via auto not just change to require a passport, or was that airlines. I know one was before the other but can't remember which.

Yes, Cessna, that is the Empress in that picture. We had the pleasure of staying there last time we were in Victoria (gift certificates

). Beautiful hotel.

**auld argonian** · 16th May 07, 01:59 PM

I know that a friend of mine is going on one of them Alaska cruises that departs from Vancouver and he's had to go get himself a passport.

So he had to get a US passport so he can go to Canada to get on a boat that'll take him to....the US....makes sense to me.

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AA