Swimming in the Y

I have been swimming lanes in our local YMCA for the past ten years. That routine had to stop during the past two years because of the COVID pandemic when the Y closed. Mary started the swimming routine a few months ago when the Y again partially opened. This week I joined her and it is very nice to be back in the pool. Feels good for the body and mind...

Back in Fonthill

Back in Niagara after four weeks of driving to Vancouver and having a nice visit there. Yesterday walked over to the retirement home of Opa Vandenboom to tell him the travel stories.
 

Granville

Today - my last day in Vancouver this trip - Hilary organized a vitamin infusion for me. The clinic is located not far from Granville. It was a nice stroll for the last day in town....

 

Downtown Vancouver

 

This afternoon I took a ride on the Sea Boat Ferry to downtown where I met up with Ben for a walk to Stanley Park and with Hilary for a bite to eat after her work.

CRV in hibernation

Our good old Honda CRV is going to sleep for 6-7 months. It performed so well during the almost 4,000 kilometers out West. I decided to make the trip back next Spring, probably in May. Shayd has an old high school friend from New Zealand living just north of Whistler, and Steve offered space for parking the CRV. He lives in a big house which is rented out half to forest workers, while also offering space for a workshop of his small electrical and construction company.

A view of the back of the house with the new deck Shayd and Steve built recently.

On the way to Whistler, we had a nice late breakfast. Despite the fact that it was a rainy day, we stayed warm and comfortable at our table near the outside fireplace...

Friday morning I said goodbye to Tom and Karen where I spent a night at their house just outside of Victoria. They made a Portuguese meal on Thursday night and we talked for hours at their dining table.

From Victoria I took another ferry to Tsawwassen where I stayed the night with Val and Steve. Their house has a gorgeous view over the ocean, and you can in the distance see the ferry landing place.

One of the friends of Mary's old windsurfers group, Anne, stayed overnight as well, on her way to Sidney on Vancouver Island where she has a nice sailing boat with her husband.

Ferry to Nanaimo

This morning I was first in-line for the boarding on the ferry to Nanaimo; I had expected the drive from the condo to the Horseshoe Bay to be longer. It was a nice smooth ride on the ferry....

Lemongrass chicken

During a nice long walk, my lunch was a Vietnamese lemongrass chicken sandwich, while having a view over the bay and Vancouver downtown. On a display on the route of my walk, I found this photo of a bird's eye view of North Vancouver.

A few days ago, Hilary made this photo of me making one of my posts for this blog. It is chilly these days in the mountain and ocean area of Vancouver, but their fire pit kept me warm (on one side)...

Deep Cove

Deep Cove is a small community on the far-east side of North Vancouver along one of the inlets of the harbour bay of Vancouver. It is about 15-20 minutes driving from where Hilary and Shayd live. One of my favorite spots in the Vancouver region so far.....

Looks to me like a perfect spot to have a small sailing boat moored. It is probably a few hours sailing from the ocean, but with likely some spectacular views from the water on both sides of the bay of the city. There is also a sizeable rowing and kayaking club...

I think I will be back here a few times before I fly back to Hamilton on the 20th. It is a chill place. Back at the condo of Shayd and Hilary, I find Jess, the fellow adventurer of Hilary. They are working on a nice Thanksgiving dinner together...

Hope you enjoyed reading the post of today. I am enjoying my visit to BC after the fantastic experience of the drive all the way here from Niagara. Next Spring I will come back to get the CRV and make that drive the other direction back to Fonthill....