Our penultimate day saw us spending a day in Vancouver. On the agenda, we had two things we wanted to do.
Take the hop on – hop off bus, and visit Stanley Park.
By 9.30 am we were waiting at Stop Number 2, located off Howe Street, on Helmcken Street, if my memory serves me correctly.
We have been on a few of these bus rides. The Manhattan hop-on hop-off was particularly good. Have a read here if you are interested. This one though, not quite as interactive.
There was no guide on the bus, only a recorded message that wasn’t the easiest to hear.
We had planned it so we could disembark relatively close to Stanley Park. A popular thing to do was to hire bikes and use the dedicated cycle paths to navigate around the Park.
This we did, and after a quick visit to Spokes Cycles we were ready for the off. Almost.
It turns out our 3-year-old was a little big for the rear bike seat. Or my butt was a little too big for the saddle. We transferred him to a trailer to avoid me spending the next 5 hours squashing his knees!
We set off, and before long we had left the roads and were enjoying the views around the park. One thing we think is a really good idea, is that the cycle path around Stanley Park is one way. So you are safe knowing that you are cycling around it the same way as everyone else.
There are some very nice views but many seemed to be spoilt by work (cranes, old boats, etc).
Here are some of the better views:
There was an abundance of wildlife to look at as we sidled around. Geese, seagulls and other birds coexist peacefully with humans. Unfortunately, they didn’t seem to be able to co-exist with each other as well and seemed to be fighting for Stanley Park supremacy.
After an enjoyable few hours gliding around the smooth cycle paths, it was back to Spokes to drop off the bikes and trailer.
We then hunted down a place to eat, all three of us tired from the day’s events, and looking forward to our last day in Canada tomorrow, before the journey home.
Note: This is another day from the Canada Road Trip 2017 series, and has been written as we travel, in the form of a diary.
