On most tours we like to have a GPS track to follow, plus paper maps just to be sure. For this tour, given that we have lived in the area for over 40 years, you might think we would know where we are going. But no, everyone develops habitual routes and these might not expand much, even over 40 years. There are streets and neighbourhoods even within 5 km of our house that we have never seen!

Of course, also over 40 years, one accumulates quite a variety of road maps. Surely some of these would be good guides. But no, apparently none is good enough. However there is one, the only one we don't have, that is perfect. We just discovered its existence. 

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Today of course is a holiday - Canadian Thanksgiving, but no matter, in our neighbourhood none of the stores have it anyway. But we did track the map down in Victoria - in the centre of Victoria at Munro's books. And they were open.

So guess who got bundled off to fight traffic for two hours to find our tenth map of this same region! This produces our first track for the tour, even though it was by car:

This track is not necessarily too interesting, certainly not to me. But there is a trick and a silver lining. If you would be inclined to zoom in on the Victoria end of the journey, you would see an inordinate amount of zigzagging by foot. What is that all about? Well, it's impossible for a Grampie to visit a town, even Victoria, without seeking out its best bakery. In this case, that is Crust Bakery on Fort Street. Crust is the only place in this region that knows how to make true French Viennoiseries. 

Perversely Crust was almost sold out. Maybe some sort of Covid phenomenon? Anyway, what they did have was still good!

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