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[Victoria Watcher]

I don’t recall many on bikes. But OK.

[AllseeingEye]

It got to the point traffic was so bad some people actually parked as far away as Cedar Hill X Rd or half way down Union to Quadra St, then walked back up to Tattersall. If you did manage to make to the displays in your horseless wagon you could expect to spend an hour++ in what was normally a stretch of road that took about 30 seconds to navigate in and out. We are talking about literally thousands of onlookers each night during the height of Christmas so it would certainly have felt like living in a fish bowl to residents.

[Love the rock]

I miss Candy Cane Lane at this time of year, every year. As it further recedes into the past you realize how unique and one of a kind, probably never to be duplicated, that experience really was. Awesome for the drive by viewers, not so great for the neighbors after 20 years of course, one major reason it finally ended....

 

In any event we have found the area off "five corners" at Interurban and Wilkinson headed generally toward Royal Oak past Layritz up to and along Mann Rd year in and year out is outstanding if you want to literally see house after house, street after street lit right up with some spectacular light displays. Glynn and Alan roads in particular are mesmerizing.

 

My daughter and I spent a day hauling out the lights, displays, extensions etc putting up the lights at our place and that pales into nothing compared to the effort those folks put into those neighborhoods. Definitely worth a look.

Years ago I ran out of gas Christmas Eve on candy cane lane .  I was pushed off to the side .What a  Christmas nightmare when I finally got 5 dollars worth of gas . Try stopping traffic to get out before my 5 dollars was gone  and get to a gas station . It was a long night with small ones in the car .

[Victoria Watcher]

That’s a good story though!

[Victoria Watcher]

View Royal is looking for displays:


https://www.viewroya...view-royal.html

[Victoria Watcher]

Buzz map pretty weak:

 

 

https://www.victoria...ights-tour-map/

 

 

 

 

 

TC filled out a little bit more:

 

https://www.timescol...hts-map-4831091

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 12 December 2022 - 06:13 AM.

[FogPub]

There's a crazy lights etc. display at the corner of Ripon Road and Beach Drive, just across from the yacht club.

[Victoria Watcher]

The deadline for our Christmas Lights Map is 5 p.m. today

 

The deadline to be included on our map of the region's best holiday light displays is 5 p.m. today, Dec. 13. The map will appear in the Times Colonist on Saturday, Dec. 17.

 

https://www.timescol...hts-map-4831091

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 December 2022 - 04:16 AM.

[Sparky]

A tip of the toque to the de Pol family on Wallace Drive for their annual escapades of Santa aiming for their chimney. Each year they plan out a story that changes daily on how Santa progresses. Some years it's a slingshot, others might be a cannon.

 

This year he plans on propelling himself on a skateboard towards his goal. He has already crashed and burned on the ramp a few days ago but it looks like he is about to drop in again.

 

I will try and get a night shot with the lights. If you are headed to Butchart's take Wallace just past the Red Barn and slow down when you go past Willis Point Road.

 

Enjoy

 

[Mike K.]

That’s awesome, Sparky, thanks for sharing!

[todd]

Pathway in Oak Bay

Edited by todd, 30 December 2022 - 03:57 PM.

[aastra]

 

There's a crazy lights etc. display at the corner of Ripon Road and Beach Drive, just across from the yacht club.

 

VV forumers like to put on a show.

[grantpalin]

1751 Fairfax in Dean Park is quite the sight. Was by there evening of Boxing Day.