We started the day with a trip to 'Granville Island' which is a popular shopping destination.
A view of Granville Bridge.
There were lots of different types of stand alone shops and then many stalls in a large undercover area. We had a good look around but with luggage weight restrictions it was a deterrent from buying anything except food to keep up our strength.
There were outdoor areas where you could sit and watch the view and lots of boats were moored at the docks. There were some obvious 'party' boats and others were people's livelihood or for pleasure.
Lots of good quality, cheap produce too.
Lindsay left us then to go home and study and we drove around to Kitsilano Beach - Kits Beach as it is known.
In this photo you can see the snow capped mountains top middle of photo then the most expensive houses in West Vancouver, with some high rise apartments (or condos as they are known) to the right and then in front we have the beach.
The beaches tend to be a bit rocky as you will see in this photo. First it is sand then you have to walk over the pebbles (ouch!) to get to the waters edge where it is sandy again.
Something you see quite a lot of down near the waterside are the sea planes - you can just spot it in front of the forest. They carry commuters going back and forth from Vancouver Island.
We had a snack and then drove via Lionsgate Bridge around to a shopping centre to pick up a couple of things and have some lunch.
Just near the carpark there were some traditional canoes parked.
We then drove on to Ambleside Beach and went for a stroll.
Like Kits Beach something unusual for us was to see logs situated along the beach (see Kits Beach photo too) - but not a bad idea to have something to either sit on or more commonly lean against. Maybe even provide some shade at some points during the day.
Here you see the view back to the beach from the base of a traditional carving at the end of a pier. We did some grocery shopping on the way home and enjoyed dinner on Mick & Brenda's back deck - with only a couple of mozzies and no flies!!
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