The Aquabus was like a tiny little tub bobbing around in False Creek Bay as it zig zagged backwards and forwards across the inlet. It was a perfect way to see the highlights of Granville, the southern end of the Sea Wall and to give access to "another" casino.There was no rush to the start of the day and we didn't really get under way until 11 am and that gave the "workers" a chance to sort themselves out in the city before we started to get in the way. Of co...

Farewell the The Empress and the deserted marina of Saturday morning and hello to the mainland and Vancouver under grey skies. It was a repeat combination of bus, ferry, bus to get us across the Strait of Georgia, weaving by the Gulf Islands from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen. After checkout at 11 am, a smooth ride on the ferry and incessant traffic snarls on The Mainalnd the arrival time at The Fairmont in Vancouver was right on 4 pm...conveniently the guaranteed che...

I wonder if the local eateries realise how good the Hop on Hop Off bus is for their business....we usually pick a venue that we see on the way. We have been spotting the Swan Inn on our rounds and so we settled on this as the brunch destination of the morning.We did call in to the Fudge Shop and Chinatown to stock up on supplies for tomorrow's ferry adventure. Our Chinatown adventure was made complete with a walk down Fan Tan Alley - the narrowest trading all...

We had been getting around from place to place on the red bus but today we were committed to getting a closer look at the harbour surrounds on foot. Lucky the map didn't have distances on it or we may have been daunted. Endomodo and UP keep us honest and credited us with 25 000 steps and 14 kilometres of tourist heaven. Ironically we started the day by organising some transport for upcoming events - a shuttle bus to "the" gardens and a dusk carriage ride for ...

The dash across the street to the big red bus was completed as scheduled. But it seemed like all the other tourists were early birds as well and it was a shuffle and a squeeze to get a seat on the first shuttle. But with a bit of creative seat rearrangement by the tour operator a spot was secured for us.The hour trip dropped us off at The Oakes Inn for a leisurely breakfast and a little bit of relaxation in the sun until it was back on the bus for a return trip t...