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Life is Like Sailing - Summer Cruising 2024 - Ep 09
September 4, 2024 · 14 min · 4K views · Todd Inlet, Brentwood Bay
What this video covers
Anchored at Todd Inlet near Brentwood Bay, Alfy and Devlin access Butchart Gardens by dinghy from their Hans Christian 43, tying up at the dock and walking directly into the Japanese garden — bypassing the main parking-lot entrance entirely.5:47 The dinghy dock is monitored 9 to 5, and staff reported 17 dinghies tied up the previous day.6:01 Single adult entry costs $41.50; a 12-month season pass runs $80 and includes 10% off food and the gift store, making it worthwhile after two visits.6:10 The gardens cover 55 acres, employ 50 full-time gardeners, and feature a sunken garden, Japanese, Mediterranean, Italian, and rose gardens, plus over 2,500 roses in 250 varieties.5:05 The site originated as a limestone quarry that supplied cement shipped by steamship to San Francisco in the 1910s and 1920s; Mrs. Butchart spent nine years converting the exhausted quarry into gardens.4:36 A shore walk from the anchorage into Brentwood Bay along Wallace Drive to West Saanich Road covers 9.2 kilometers round-trip and passes a grocery store, post office, library, fish shop, and liquor store.2:53
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