This post is a day earlier than usual because of an early morning event tomorrow. Wish us luck!
Vancouver continues to dazzle, especially along the waterfront. BC Ferries sail up and down the coast and it's hard to resist going everywhere. The shortest route is over to Bowen Island, formerly a weekend getaway but now a growing permanent community. Many scenic hikes and priceless sea views. No wonder the property prices are higher than the Rockies. Pat was enthralled by the ferns and forests. I'd live in that houseboat --- complete with greenhouse! So many boats, so little time left...
Back at the condo, a window washer swung back and forth like a tatooed robot on two thin ropes. All the better to see traffic backing up near the Lions Gate Bridge? This weekend's "supermoon" has created the lowest tides possible. In Stanley Park raccoons have found a razor but I bet they keep the whiskers. If only the iconic totem poles could speak; they've seen it all pass by.
For example, the annual Night Run in the park. Vancouver has so many of these fun, active, family outdoor events. At sundown, the kids from 3 years and up stretch before their 1 km run. Amazing to see them so eager and fast. Then the 10km runners stampede through the Start Line. Did you notice that everyone has a headlamp? (White to see forward, red for the party after.) The 5km "runners" go last --- surprising that many of them just walk: we could have joined in and got the swag bag! The park's paths swarmed with human headlights, like diamonds spilling on velvet. What a city.
Vancouver continues to dazzle, especially along the waterfront. BC Ferries sail up and down the coast and it's hard to resist going everywhere. The shortest route is over to Bowen Island, formerly a weekend getaway but now a growing permanent community. Many scenic hikes and priceless sea views. No wonder the property prices are higher than the Rockies. Pat was enthralled by the ferns and forests. I'd live in that houseboat --- complete with greenhouse! So many boats, so little time left...
Back at the condo, a window washer swung back and forth like a tatooed robot on two thin ropes. All the better to see traffic backing up near the Lions Gate Bridge? This weekend's "supermoon" has created the lowest tides possible. In Stanley Park raccoons have found a razor but I bet they keep the whiskers. If only the iconic totem poles could speak; they've seen it all pass by.
For example, the annual Night Run in the park. Vancouver has so many of these fun, active, family outdoor events. At sundown, the kids from 3 years and up stretch before their 1 km run. Amazing to see them so eager and fast. Then the 10km runners stampede through the Start Line. Did you notice that everyone has a headlamp? (White to see forward, red for the party after.) The 5km "runners" go last --- surprising that many of them just walk: we could have joined in and got the swag bag! The park's paths swarmed with human headlights, like diamonds spilling on velvet. What a city.
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