{"id":52538,"date":"2025-11-03T09:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=52538"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:08:36","slug":"summer-2024-vacation-photos-long-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/11\/03\/summer-2024-vacation-photos-long-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2024 Vacation Photos (Long-Delayed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:262,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/albums\\\/72177720320171835&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260301044637\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/albums\\\/72177720320171835&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 12:35:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 13:58:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 11:33:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 13:35:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-07 05:21:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 10:25:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 10:25:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:263,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/albums\\\/72177720320741082&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260301044737\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/albums\\\/72177720320741082&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 08:12:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 13:58:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 11:33:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-01 20:51:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-07 05:21:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 10:25:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 10:25:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:264,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.photoartfromscience.com\\\/single-post\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/29\\\/Reflex-Nikkor-C-500mm-f8-Review&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251217101444\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.photoartfromscience.com\\\/single-post\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/29\\\/reflex-nikkor-c-500mm-f8-review&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 03:54:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 13:58:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 11:33:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-07 05:21:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 10:26:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 10:26:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:265,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/search\\\/?user_id=djwudi&amp;tags=500mmf8creflex&amp;view_all=1&amp;sort=date-taken-desc&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;d let this project fall to the side for a while, but I started coming back to it last week, and this morning before work, I finally finished processing and uploading my photos from our summer 2024 vacation up to Victoria, B.C.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to scroll through someone else&#8217;s vacation photos, I have them split into two albums on Flickr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/albums\/72177720320171835\/\">2024 Summer Vacation 1: Sequim and Port Angeles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/albums\/72177720320741082\/\">2024 Summer Vacation 2: Victoria, B.C.<\/a>. Otherwise, here&#8217;s a one-shot-per-day sampler.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53981739875_02b6a47a0f_k.jpg\" alt=\"My wife and I on a hotel rooftop deck, with green fields under a blue sky filled with fluffy grey clouds.\" title=\"53981739875_02b6a47a0f_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"562\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" \/><figcaption>Day 1, Sequim: At our hotel in Sequim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53980443407_e3ad1b07bc_k.jpg\" alt=\"A Nikon camera with an old reflex telephoto lens attached.\" title=\"53980443407_e3ad1b07bc_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"562\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" \/><figcaption>Day 2, Port Angeles: While wandering through antique stores, we stumbled across this very cool old lens, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photoartfromscience.com\/single-post\/2018\/06\/29\/Reflex-Nikkor-C-500mm-f8-Review\">Nikkor 500mm f\/8 reflex<\/a> telephoto, still with its original carry case and filter set. If you&#8217;re into  quirky old photo gear, I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?user_id=djwudi&#038;tags=500mmf8creflex&#038;view_all=1&#038;sort=date-taken-desc\">more shots of and by this lens<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54001363539_33851e4146_k.jpg\" alt=\"Flat stones on a sandy beach, in a nearly monochromatic image.\" title=\"54001363539_33851e4146_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" \/><figcaption>Day 3, Klaloch Beach: Playing with the new lens while walking along Klaloch Beach. The out-of-focus rocks in the distance show the characteristic &#8220;donut&#8221; effect caused by the mirror setup of the reflex lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54012317145_ca1e42c1b2_k.jpg\" alt=\"A whale&#39;s flukes break the surface of the sea as water streams off of them, with forested hills visible in the distance.\" title=\"54012317145_ca1e42c1b2_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 4, Whale Watching: A whale watching tour on the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Port Angeles and Victoria.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54024339366_a549952ff1_k.jpg\" alt=\"A snow-covered mountain in the far distance, rising above marshlands and out-of-focus driftwood in the foreground.\" title=\"54024339366_a549952ff1_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 5, Dungeness Wildlife Refuge: We took a nice, long, slow wander about a third of the way out along the spit at the wildlife refuge. Lots of birds and gorgeous views of Mt. Baker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54027267496_2632e79f33_k.jpg\" alt=\"A dimly-lit basement with a gigantic spider sculpture.\" title=\"54027267496_2632e79f33_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 6, Port Angeles: On our last day in Port Angeles we went on their &#8220;underground&#8221; walking tour. Not as much underground as Seattle&#8217;s, but historical walking tours are generally fun, and this one was occasional enhanced by Halloween decorations that never got removed after the 2020 pandemic shutdown; apparently when the tours started again, enough people were amused by them that they&#8217;re just year-round decorations now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54034433970_1082f77dff_k.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a keffiyah and waving a Palestinian flag stands next to a row of people holding an elongated Palestinian flag on the steps in front of Victoria&#39;s Parliament building.\" title=\"54034433970_1082f77dff_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 7, Victoria: We ferried over to Victoria, took a carriage ride tour through one of the historical neighborhoods, and then happened to be walking by the Parliament building when a protest against the Palestinian genocide was getting started.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54058403518_ea40c22183_k.jpg\" alt=\"On a hilltop with Camelot visible in the distance, a tiny knight in armor on horseback raises a sword in salute.\" title=\"54058403518_ea40c22183_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 8, Victoria: The Miniature World Museum was a fun treat, with lots of intricately detailed miniature dioramas of scenes past and future, real and fantastical. Our day also included high tea at the Empress Hotel and an evening walk along the waterfront.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54887180711_1f881aefca_k.jpg\" alt=\"Water drips from a bamboo pipe into a circular basin with a square indentation in the center. It&#39;s visually satisfying in an incredibly generic sort of way.\" title=\"54887180711_1f881aefca_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 9, The Butchart Gardens: We bussed up to spend most of the day at the Butchart Gardens, which are beautiful. Lots of pretty landscapes and flowers\u2026and this, what I think is probably the most hilariously &#8220;should be sold with the generic artwork in frames at Ross or T.J. Maxx and hung in a mid-tier hotel somewhere&#8221; photo I&#8217;ve taken yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54891613369_be8da5cce4_k.jpg\" alt=\"A 1960s stereo on display in a museum. It&#39;s made of two wooden cases, one on the right to hold LPs, the other on the left, twice as wide, to hold the turntable and central control panel. Black spherical speakers are on either side. The whole thing is probably about eight feet wide.\" title=\"54891613369_be8da5cce4_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 10, The Royal BC Museum: The museum had an exhibit with a lot of mid-century-modern items as part. There were several stereos like this one that I&#8217;d <em>love<\/em> to have (if I had the space and budget to ignore practicality, neither of which I do).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54898911441_0d544d2a2c_k.jpg\" alt=\"A narrow brick alley, strung with lights and round red paper lanterns.\" title=\"54898911441_0d544d2a2c_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"501\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption>Day 11, Victoria: For our last day in Victoria, we took two walking tours: a food tour in the morning, and a ghost walk tour in the evening. Both were a lot of fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54899270049_a32b64a68c_k.jpg\" alt=\"A snow-covered mountain in the distance under a clear blue sky and with flat blue ocean in the foreground.\" title=\"54899270049_a32b64a68c_k.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Day 12: Heading Home: And then we hopped back on the ferry, caught a nice view of Mt. Baker on our way back to Washington, and drove back home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning before work, I finally finished processing and uploading my photos from our summer 2024 vacation up to Victoria, B.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2043,2050],"tags":[6966,5760,6965],"class_list":["post-52538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","category-photography","tag-canada","tag-vacation","tag-victoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52539,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52538\/revisions\/52539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}