A couple of days back in Vancouver

We spent a couple of days at home in between trips. We used the time to recharge and get some washing done.

One day we had lunch with Kerrie and two of her friends from Australia. We went with them up to Grouse Mountain and watched the Lumberjack show, Birds of Prey show and a bear keeper talk. The weather was great and the bears were out foraging and swimming in their pen.

The next day we went in to Granville Island. We stopped for a while to watch one of the buskers, and then Paula, Bridget and Yolanda stayed to walk around the shops, while I rode around the Island and down to Jericho Beach and Kitsilano. It was a nice warm day, so there were lots of people out and about on the beaches. There was a beach volleyball competition, entertainment, and lots of boats out on the water.

After leaving the beach I rode over the Burrard Street Bridge, which has had an extra lane dedicated to bicycles. There were great views of Granville Island and the False Creek area, then around Stanley Park, over the Lion's Gate Bridge, and up Capilano Road to home. I was stuffed by the time I got home. Riding the bike up the hills here is great exercise, but not something I feel like doing everyday.

On Sunday we went to Cleveland Park for a picnic breakfast. After breakfast we walked down to the hatchery before heading home to pack. We then left late in the afternoon to head down to Washington to stay at Carol and Terry's house in Burlington.