Victoria's West Shore is about 15 minutes south west of downtown Victoria and has a variety of special places. Hatley Castle, Fort Rodd Hill, Fisgard Lighthouse and the 3 km long beach at Esquimalt Lagoon are well worth seeing (and within minutes of each other). Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa is 10 minutes from the beach. There are several restaurants including Smokin' Bones for great BBQ and Columbo's Taverna for authentic greek food. The new funky Akemi Sushi is well worth trying (March 2008). Salmon spawning at the Goldstream River estuary in the fall is well worth seeing. Watching the Bald Eagles waiting for an easy salmon feast is impressive.