July 05, 2003
Vancouver (3rd Time 2-5th July)
So we got back into Vancouver around 7:30 and arranged to meet back around 8:30 in the lobby of my hostel (even though I was the only one staying there). Go to about 8:35 and no-one, saw Jimbo crossing the street, turns out that it was now 9. Then I just bumped into loads of people I already met on the moose run, first some Australian I was talking to on the houseboat, then Fabian and Stephanie, then Tammy and Clair. Anyway by the time Alex and Patrick actually turned up at 9:30 everyone was pretty knackered so we just got some dinner and then headed back to sleep.
The next morning, Jo, Alex and myself met up around 11 (Patrick was ill and Jimbo was off skydiving), then went to Sears and then off to get some brunch. Before I went out I also had the delight of reconfirming my next two flights with American Airlines who have a wonderful automated system that trys to recognise what you're saying and fails. Anyway I digress, we all then went off shopping and arranged to meet up later to go to Stanley Park (on the corner of Granville and Georgia but alas no free concert this time). Patrick was feeling a little better so we walked up there, even saw a massive seal swim right up to the shore to catch a fish (unfortunately my camera was too slow turning on to capture this). We took the free bus around Stanley park and got off at one spot to get some food and spot racoons. We were going to play Pitch and Putt but it was 18 hole and the course looked big so we just sat by the beach for a while before heading back to get some dinner at a nice restaurant called Clippers, which was very cheap (as always round here). Then we just trotted back down Robson Street popping into the odd shop before heading back to our hostels.
Racoon in Stanley Park
On friday I just spent the day updating this travel log, doing a back log of washing and packing my bags for the plane down to St Louis. I had a quick walk around the town again in the afternoon and checked out the free Fox concert on Granville and Georgia but it wasn't as good as last weeks.
So that's Canada, what can I say a lovely country, if you haven't been here yet you should do.
Posted by Alexis at July 5, 2003 05:00 AM