Really, there should have been an alert issued today to warn the locals that we were going to be loose on the road. At the very least, we could have been advertised as a comedy duo to provide free entertainment! The bike shop was on the waterfront so we were "right there" on the Seawall and with a few quick instructions on adjusting the seat, the helmet and locking the bikes up we were on our way. Would have been handy to have any sort of instructions about the b...

Blue skies at last and it certainly brightens up all things Vancouver. We didn't start the day that way, in fact it was a predicted high of 15 so we did begin our adventures under overcast skies rugged up against the cold.The first visit was to the dizzying heights of the Vancouver Lookout for a bird's eye 360 degree view of metro downtown Vancouver, the suburbs of the Southtown ever present mountains of the north and the bustling harbour including the ra...

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...