Blogs from North Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 7

Day 125 (Sunday 23/08/09, NJJ) Went to Lonsdale Quay market along didn't spend much time there. Spent the afternoon realxing by the pool at the campground and also in and out of the jacuzzi. Had our evening meal at Brown's restaurant. Jay finally got to have some buffalo wings. Had lovely food. Then back to camp for faffing and then bed around 10pm.... read more

Day 123 (Friday 21/08/09, NJJ) Slept OK, especially considering the loud trains running all night. The creek next to our camp site was loud but that was just like white noise. As we were close to a waterway I was paranoid as usual about bears. Washed dishes then left camp. Drove from Squamish to Vancouver. Checked into Capilano RV park around 10am for the next three nights. I found out how worried Angela is about John flying out for the wedding and it really unsettled me. We were considering calling off the wedding or at least postponing it until we get home from travelling rather than John come away and out his health at risk. I was very upset and had to distract myself from thinking about the wedding. We wandered around Park Royal Mall and ... read more

The beautiful little village of Deep Cove is a hidden treasure at the entrance to Indian Arm, off Burrard Inlet on the North shore of Vancouver. Go there to hike, kayak, canoe, bike, or relax at the beach. ... read more

Today is Sunday. I drove for the first time on the other side of the road today. It was a bit of a funny feeling, but I got to my destination unscathed. I had to drive my grandmother to Church this morning. It's only about 5 minutes away, but still involved a few turns that needed to be negotiated. It's just a one off thing as my uncle couldn't do it today, so I'm off the hook for the rest of the trip. Gee Chek (2nd Uncle) took us all out for Yum Cha lunch which was quite nice, and in the afternoon my 3rd uncle (Sa Chek) and his wife Winnie came around to grandmother's place to visit mum and I. I haven't seen him since 1986, so it was great to see him again. ... read more

Temp: 59°F - 15°C (big difference to Vegas!) Hello from Canada!! Soooo, it was an interesting start to our Canada visit. Firstly the taxi drivers here, no good! Secondly, we arrived at our Hostel last night at about 11:30pm only be told "oh really, i don't have a booking for you". Thankfully, id printed out the email so the guy gave us someone elses room who hadn't yet arrived and said he'd sort that out when it came to it. Arghhhhh. Anyone coming to Vancouver, DON'T STAY HERE!!! Look, ive done hostel before and i didn't expect much but we don't even have a mirror in our room! though, for some unknown reason, we have a fridge! huh? So, we slept and that was all fine, we woke up late-ish after feeling sick for hours and ... read more