City Tour of Vancouver

Since walking was not good for John, we rode our bikes all around Vancouver.  John had found some self-guided art tours that we adapted to our bike ride.

After crossing Lion’s Gate Bridge and riding through Stanley Island we found our way along the seawall with a short rest in front of the sea plane terminal.  There was one taking off or landing almost constantly.  Some were for sightseeing but most were to get folks to the outer reaches of British Columbia.

The bike lanes are clearly marked most of the time so riding in the city was relatively easy and with it being a Sunday there was less traffic than on a weekday.  We rode through China Town and Gas Town were we saw the Steam Powered Clock.  Then we circled the end of False Creek down to Granville Island.  This is another not-real island where the Vancouver Market is held along with numerous shops, restaurants, playgrounds and touristy places.  We had a delightful lunch at the Sandbar Seafood Restaurant while overlooking False Creek with all its boats, water taxis and kayakers.

As we made our way back to Lion’s Gate Bridge we rode on roads that were closed to cars.  We found out that we had missed the Pride Festival Parade.  Darn.

It was a long, fun and interesting day but a nap was necessary to make it through the evening without falling asleep on the couch.