Day 8 - Easy day in Deep Cove & Return to Richmond

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Day 8 - Thursday would be a much easier day than yesterday.

Still in Deep Cove, I walked the dogs with Kelly in the morning and when we got back the house cleaners were there working hard. They were a young girl-power group of cleaners. Kelly said it was a family business run by Polish immigrants.

While they were cleaning, Kelly and I went to pick up Cohen from his Summer School and had lunch at the Marina Grill just by the Second Narrows bridge in North Vancouver. The restaurant is located in an industrial area next to the water, so it's a place not too many tourists would come to. It's nice to go the hidden places where only the locals go.

We came back to the house where we chilled out some more and I took a few photos of the house and garden.

Today would be my final day in Deep Cove. Tomorrow I would be taking a bus down to Seattle to meet my 2 aunties and their families. It was a really special time with Uncle Bin Keng, Aunt Kelly and Cohen. They were really great to me and we had a lot of fun together. I would catch up with them again after the USA part of my tour.

In the evening Kelly and I drove to Richmond to have dinner at Ah-Mah's house. We picked up uncle Bin Keng on the way from his office in Downtown. We got some local Chinese Take Out in Richmond which was very nice.

Kelly and Bin Keng drove back to Deep Cove that evening and it was good to see Mum and Ah Mah again after my Deep Cove Experience!

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Photos

Aunt Kelly
Watering the flowers out the front

The Study
This is Uncle Bin Keng's office down stairs

Leopard Print
Kelly is a big fan of leopard print, so dotted through the house were leopard print things, including this great chair

Some more leopard print
Subtle yet it's there. I like it!

The old home place
This is an old photo in their house of the extended family back in Malaysia. From humble beginnings Uncle Bin Keng has done very well. Quite inspirational.

Upper Garden
This is the garden up near the road at their place. It's quite a steep property, so they've done well to terrace it.

The Tree House
This was Cohen's tree house when he was a kid. It's great that they've still kept it there.

Front Gate
The iron gate weighs a ton!

Top Deck
This is the very top deck next to the Garage. Great view, especially with the fire to keep you warm.

The House
This is a great side shot of the house. They've really done it up nicely whilst still keep the integrity of the original design.

Top deck again
This is the top deck from another angle. The yellow part is the garage.

Garden Art
Here is a door painted by Kelly's artist friend Lindsay. That's Uncle Bin Keng's Saxaphone which he bought on Ebay, but turned out to be a lemon, so he used it in the garden!

Walking the dogs
A secluded park near their house

Gabby
Dead to the world

Holly
They had no problem relaxing

Dinner at Ah Mah's place
Return to Richmond