Vancouver, British Columbia

Sunday, August 18, we had left the campground and we drove 20 miles to Minter Gardens. We all got parked and then had a guided tour of the gardens, very nice gardens with only 15 people tending to the gardens and digging and replanting a lot of bulbs every year. The future of the gardens is up in the air for the next year, they are going to look at all options before making a decision. After our tour we then had a brunch buffet, great food and way too much.


One of many flower beds


Canadian flag made with flowers and succulents


Peacock design


Water flow to drum out traffic notice


Arbor walkway



Flower girl


Salamander made with succulents


Bridge that we drove over going into Burnaby, outskirts of Vancouver

After arriving at the new campground, we all had fun backing into our spaces, one at a time, every site is close together and you must park your vehicle in a parking lot away from trailers. We were to have a cook out but everyone was still too full from lunch, so it was cancelled. We all had one big happy hour next to the leaders trailer.

Monday, August 19, we boarded two small buses today for a guided tour of Vancouver, was very nice. We had got off the bus and went up the Vancouver Lookout, we took a thrilling glass elevator ride to the top for a 360 degree view of the city.


Vancouver skyline





White building is known as BC Place, with its cable-supported roof structure (the largest of its kind in the world) this stadium transforms into an open-air facility in 20 minutes flat.


Ship docks


Cruise ship, two ships come in each day except Tuesday, year round, Disney ship was in at this time, couldn't get a picture of it though.

We then rode to Stanley Park, spanning 1,000 acres in downtown Vancouver, this park is home to a variety of wildlife and tree species like hemlocks, fir and cedar. It also has totem poles, beaches, and trails for walking, jogging and biking.


Totem poles in Stanley Park

We then saw Lions Gate Bridge.


This bridge was built by the same person that built the Golden Gate Bridge.

Tuesday, August 20, we all left to drive to the Museum of Anthropology, on the west side of Vancouver. When we arrived, we couldn't find a parking space for our truck with a cap, so we left to find a Home Depot. Last night our shower head had broken so we had to find a new one. Home Depot didn't have one so we stopped at a bath & kitchen place, they sent us to another place, but every one was way too expensive. We decided to go to an RV dealer, this was way to the east of town, neither one of the two RV centers had one, so we stopped at another Home Depot and found one. We got back, Ken put the shower head on, works great. We ate some lunch around 2 pm, took a nap and then found some other people in our group and just sat and talked, the rest of the evening.


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