After the hotel breakfast of juice, coffee and toast, it was time to discover Vancouver. So onto a hire bike, complete with helmet and bike lock, and around the city we rode. The central city area of Vancouver is on a peninsular, so the track around most of it had a water view. Thank goodness the drivers are very courteous to riders and there are many bike lanes, as my traffic negotiation skills on a bike are somewhat limited. The pathway beside the harbour and ...

Thursday. Excitement. Off to Vancouver today. Amanda and Aaron have been busy with paperwork for their work visas for Canada, so it was decided that John and I take a bus to Vancouver, rather than being driven up. Amanda volunteered to book our tickets. Thankfully the bus driver let us on, considering the tickets were booked for the following day by mistake. You were nearly stuck with us for another day, Amanda! The pleasant four and a half hour trip included a ...