We had very limited time on Victoria Island. We were able to get off the ship at 6pm to explore the local city. We went to a night market and took a horse drawn carriage ride. The horse’s name was Chris and he was controlled by using only voice commands.
During the carriage tour we passed by the house of the local artist Emily Carr. She was born in the late 1800’s into an affluent family but she chose to shun almost all the norms of society. She had a pet monkey she dressed in children’s clothes and she owned a house opened to any woman in need. The house became so crowded she no longer had room to paint so she put all her furniture on a pulley system that could pull the pieces up to the ceiling leaving room to paint below. We will have to go back to Victoria sometime to see more.