Left Penticton about 11.15am and drove to Vancouver via the southern route going through Princeton then Hope. Stopped in Hope at the Blue Moose Coffee House (again) for an afternoon snack before continuing on our way. Easily found our hotel in West Vancouver near the heart of downtown Vancouver. We were very close to an area known as Davie Village that had lots of character including many restaurants and probably the most expensive (land wise) community garden a...

After saying our goodbyes to Bruce's mom and brother we set off from Penticton for Vancouver using the Crowsnest Highway (Hwy 3). In the past we have driven out on the Coquihalla Highway but thought this would be a nice change. The Crowsnest highway is not a divided highway but has lots of passing lanes and today we had a couple of long stops where some of the rock faces were being cut back to minimise rock falls onto the highway. The trip was picturesque, when...