Monday, October 2, 2017

Report # 9 Vancouver, British Columbia October 1, 2017 Sunday Partly cloudy & 59 degrees Part #2 Of 3 73 Pictures

More photos to follow…..

 

Their hooves are the size of frying pans, but they are gentle

 

Roadways through the park

 

Information center, food, and restrooms

 

A place for snacks

 

Tall mature trees

 

These trees had small trees planted in the very tips

 

A deliberate planting

 

Salmon pond

 

These trees may have been struck by lightning at one time

 

Good street signs

 

Lots of shade

 

Grassy knolls

 

Many paths to take

 

Creeks as well

 

Old tree grove

 

A memorial

 

Goose crossing – they have the right-of-way

 

We have these geese by the millions at home in Walnut Creek, California

 

They love the fresh grass….fertilizing it along the way

 

Lumberman's Arch – a cafe

 

Park colors

 

Maples show the best colors so far

 

Lions Gate Bridge

 

Seawall walk

 

Sandy bank

 

Seaplane flying over the harbor

 

The dogs love the water

 

Bridge goes to West and North Vancouver (where friends Maureen and Jim live)

 

The aquarium in Stanley Park

 

Holding ponds

 

Bridge over the creek

 

A true rainforest

 

Nearly ½ million trees in this park

 

Douglas squirrels

 

Mr. Stanley, we presume

 

Flowers resemble spring crocus bulbs

 

A bed full of blooms

 

Picture-perfect

 

Following the road back to town

 

One of many park benches

 

A weeping birch tree

 

Perfect view

 

Back-tracking

 

Coal Harbor

 

View of the bay

 

A nice ride, we bet

 

Prime property

 

Eurodam on one side of Canada place

 

The buildings soar higher and higher

 

Vancouver Lookout on the right

 

This is where we are docked

 

Finding our way towards Gastown

 

Entrance to the Pan Pacific

 

Walkway over the street

 

Steam Works Brewery Restaurant

 

We had lunch here a few years ago……quite good, we recalled

 

The old sign was downstairs

 

A 18 ounce pilsner – crisp and cold

 

Yes, a perfect brew for a cool October day

 

Downstairs bar and billiards

 

Going down to the restrooms

 

We had a good seat inside

 

Iconic sign

 

Cheese pizza with red onions and tomato slices – good as it looks

 

Southwest chicken salad – we shared

 

The most delicious Hedgehog ice cream pie (mud pie to us)

 

The Ruby Princess docked opposite us (white sails are part of Canada Place)

 

Scenery off Water Street

 

Start of the Gastown

 

Popular district of Vancouver

 

The only shop we looked in

 

Aft section of the Ruby docked at Canada Place

 

Making our way back to the Eurodam