Today we decided to explore the well known, Stanley Park of Vancouver. Stanley Park is approximately 1000
acres, practically surrounded by water. After our usual cup of coffee and muffin, we took the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus out to
Stanley Park. We walked the entire perimeter of the park, around the seawall, which is about 5.5 miles. There are two major paths around the park, one for pedestrians and one for bicycles/roller bladers. Since today, August 3rd is a holiday in British Columbia, the park was extremely crowded....... and the weather was picture perfect. I think there were more people on bicycle
s than there were people walking. The scenery was tremendous and boaters were out in huge numbers in the bay. We saw many people fishing and a lucky seagull who caught a starfish for lunch. Toward the end of the walk, we hiked a bit into the park around the "lost lagoon" and saw a lot of wildlife including ducks, a crane, and a sunbathing
turtle. At one point we stopped for some ice cream. After several hours of walking we took the bus back to the city. We walked along Robson St., had some crepes and went back to the hotel for a bit of rest. We were extremely tired after so much walking today, so we decided not to travel far from the hotel and ate at a local English Pub, "Elephant & Castle". I had Shepards Pie and Gail enjoyed a bowl of stirfry chicken. Exhausted from walking at least 7 miles today, we went back to the hotel to retire for the day.
acres, practically surrounded by water. After our usual cup of coffee and muffin, we took the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus out to Stanley Park. We walked the entire perimeter of the park, around the seawall, which is about 5.5 miles. There are two major paths around the park, one for pedestrians and one for bicycles/roller bladers. Since today, August 3rd is a holiday in British Columbia, the park was extremely crowded....... and the weather was picture perfect. I think there were more people on bicycle
s than there were people walking. The scenery was tremendous and boaters were out in huge numbers in the bay. We saw many people fishing and a lucky seagull who caught a starfish for lunch. Toward the end of the walk, we hiked a bit into the park around the "lost lagoon" and saw a lot of wildlife including ducks, a crane, and a sunbathing 
turtle. At one point we stopped for some ice cream. After several hours of walking we took the bus back to the city. We walked along Robson St., had some crepes and went back to the hotel for a bit of rest. We were extremely tired after so much walking today, so we decided not to travel far from the hotel and ate at a local English Pub, "Elephant & Castle". I had Shepards Pie and Gail enjoyed a bowl of stirfry chicken. Exhausted from walking at least 7 miles today, we went back to the hotel to retire for the day.
I've eaten at one of the "Elephant and Castle" pubs... nice pub food.
ReplyDeleteSounds like another wonderful day exploring the wonders of Vancouver.
Can't wait!
Hugs,
Jane