Adventuring
Super great to see everyone and to meet Micah after school! Wow, how time moves along – a school boy already.
Scooters are the thing here for the kids. It’s scooters in the rack not bikes. Both the boys can get along at great speeds.
We have had fun with the Countdown domino sets this afternoon.
Had to laugh at the sign on the left seen in Starbucks. OTT warning.
The main bridge has been there since 1889 and the history is well explained. Totem poles (story poles) have been in the park for the past 90 years, created and placed by First Nations artists.
The Steam Clock is a central attraction. The clock is powered by steam driving a series of ball-weights, chains and gears. The clock also has three small electric motors to help operate two fans to blow steam out the top and play the tunes on the whistles on top of the clock case. Every quarter hour, the clock whistles and shoots steam in its version of the Westminster Chime. On the hour there is a toot from each whistle.
Enjoyed the Inform Interiors store and John Fluevog Shoes – “unique soles for unique souls” -an unusual store with a glass ceiling between exposed brick walls. Eclectic mix of shoes for men and women.
Fascinating wander around Hills Native Art – totems, masks and carvings.
Named after Captain Vancouver , the city has a rich history back to the First Nations people. Ethnically very diverse (52% have first language other than English), with an estimated population of 2.4 million in greater metropolitan area. The city sits on the Burrard Inlet at the mouth of the Fraser River and has distinct neighbourhoods.
We head off on 14th October towards London and an important rendezvous with the little chaps, who we last saw in person a year ago. It is definitely true they do grow up (too) quickly and we now need to take school holidays into accou
We fly via Vancouver, where Mark has a conference for a few days, and then on to London. We will head to the Cotswolds for the school holiday break, some time back in London and then home via Cambodia and Vietnam – just for a little something different.
Lots to see with autumn colours, beautiful vistas, the lake, old glasshouses, a great treetop walk, good indoor and outdoor childrens’ playground and of course the many displays and plantings grouped together (like the Holly Walk originally laid out in 1874). We probably only saw a half of the gardens.
Micah enjoyed searching for clues in a specially set up children’s experience related to deadly and disgusting plants. He also got a Venus Fly Trap plant now called Kew.