Posts from — February 2012

Well, the week in Vancouver flew by and I’m not sure we took many more pictures………… but, we certainly have lots of memories.

The weather for the most part was great. We started with 4 days of Sunny weather and lots of clear skies, however it was cooler. It was kinda weird the first night in the penthouse suite the evening was perfectly clear and cool and then around 8:00 p.m. the fog started rolling in and from our vantage point on the 21st floor you could see it coming off of the North Shore mountains and pretty soon the entire downtown core was thick pea soup.

By Wednesday, it started to warm up which brought the rain. Now, for us non-Vancouverites it wasn’t a bother, we simply took our umbrellas and we were off for a walk and daily adventure

Thursday we took the Sea Bus over to Lonsdale Quay to meet our good friends Fred & Barb for lunch. It’s always great to see them and their big news is that their son Ryan who lives in Kelowna is getting married this summer and their son Marshall who is an RCMP Officer recently transferred to North Vancouver District, so he is working closer to home.

We had some great meals out in the Yaletown are and cooked a few in the apartment; which was nice to have to come back to each afternoon and evening.

So, we would definitely rent City Solace on another trip to Vancouver.

Now we’re back at it in Kamloops……….. so stay tuned.

Tuesday was an absolutely gorgeous day in Vancouver. It started with watching the full moon fall in the horizon over English Bay and then a bit later the sun coming up in the east.

Today we were headed off fairly early to the Canada Passport Office at the Sinclair Center downtown. When we got there it was pretty packed and we expected a long wait. Well, because ours was a renewal they sent us in a shorter line up and in just a few minutes we got to the agent and after a few signatures, a couple clarifying questions and a few bucks we were done……… and we should receive my new passport within 2 weeks. The whole process is so much simpler.

Once we left the passport office we headed off for a walk along the water front. Even though it was sunny out it was still cool and the walkway was pretty icy, they tried to put down some salt , however it was not enough.

We took a couple pictures, hard to find a more beautiful City when the weather is like this?????

So, if you cancel a trip to Hawaii what’s the next best thing you can do? Well, it’s take a last minute trip to Vancouver.

We were lucky enough to find a VRBO rental in Yaletown. It’s called City Solace and it is a penthouse loft suite on the 21st floor of a Condo on SeymourSt.

The suite has everything we need for the week. A small kitchen, washer/dryer, a loft bedroom, a couple decks and the best of all a Hot Tub with a view towards False Creek, Granville Island and out towards Jericho.

So, we are going to spend the week being Vancouverites. We’ll update you as the week goes on…………….. so stay tuned.