Arrival in Vancouver

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Wednesday August 4th Arrived in Vancouver this morning. Naomi and Jon were there to meet us, it was so good to see her. We picked up our baggage and then had a short wait for the Westy to arrive. Loaded the bags into the bus and Jim got the low down on gas, propane, water and the general workings of the beast.
Drove through down town Vancouver and over the Lions Gate Bridge heading to Jon's parents home.
The bus will be great for the next two weeks, our home on wheels. The camping gear provided by Westy rentals is not that great so we are going to borrow supplies from Naomi. Things like dish clothes, tea towels and simple place settings would be good to have. Then comes shopping. The fridge in the camper only works on electricity so the rental place supplies an electric cooler, similar to what we have in the bus at home.
The views as we drive along are amazing, the ocean is just awesome. Jim says a bit of a California look. As we travel along Marine Drive, along the water side, the vegetation is lush and green. Jim is loving the driving, winding roads and a bus that has some pickup.

Thursday August 5th We have decided to stay with Naomi, Jon and his family for a few days and then travel to Whistler and the Wedding. The early morning trek to the airport coupled with the long day and time zone change has knocked us out.
The home we are visiting is built literally on the mountainside, lots of steps and a really fantastic view of the inlet and the other side of Vancouver. The house was built originally as a cottage, before the Lions Gate Bridge was there and people had to ferry across in the 1930's. Being built on the mountainside and having additions over time make it a wonderful place with lots of character which we are truly enjoying.
Naomi and I were able to rummage around and outfit the bus with a decent set of kitchen supplies. Today we are going to head out and pick up a few groceries and necessities like coffee and tea and the things to make them with.
So far we are having a wonderful time here in Vancouver, and we are looking forward to Robert and Helene's wedding on the weekend.

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Photos

hummingbird
hummingbird at the feeder. The bird life here is just amazing

Amber
The owner of the house, she lets the people stay with her

driving the Westy
Jim driving with Jon as copilot

golden gate bridge
view from the bridge as we drove across

the Westy
Our home for the next two weeks, actually we are staying at Jon's parents home for the first 2 nights then off to Whistler for the wedding, but this will be our home as we travel.

Naomi
It is just so great to see Naomi again. It is good to see her so happy as well, Vancouver and the life here agree with her for sure. Must be Jon that makes her smile like this.

the inlet
Naomi and I walked from the house down to the ocean. Steep climb back up.

living space
Naomi and Jon's apartment which is out back of his parents home.

The house
The house where Jon's parents and Amber live. Originally built as a cottage in the 1930's

view upwards
Looking back up at the house as we walked down the path to the inlet.

blackberries
The wild backberries growing along the path as we walked to the inlet

the inlet from below
low tide at the inlet

Comments

[Naomi]

Yea, we can blame Jon! :D