At the end of every night, the group sits around a warm plate of food and talks about our day. We have a tradition called rose, bud and thorn. Rose is the best part of your day, thorn is the worst, and the bud is something you are looking forward to happening on the trip. It seems like every night at least 3 or 4 trekkers say their bud is going to Vancouver.
Today, their bud finally came to bloom as we passed through US/Canada border crossing. Some were eager to get stamps in their passport while others were excited to move forward and get to Vancouver.
Riding along the greenway trail was a scenic way to experience Canada. We have some mountain bike lovers on the trip, so they were happy to ride on a dirt trail for miles of the greenway.
I was immediately impressed with the biker-friendly roads Canada presented, and as we inched closer and closer to Vancouver, I was convinced biking was the best way to experience this unique city.
The trail opened up at the boardwalk area in downtown Vancouver, with beautiful sites of the water and an architecturally interesting city scape behind it. Boats towed by as a man played piano in the park, it was dreamy.
We made it to our hostel, picked up take-out for the night, and sat down to a relaxing and delicious feast of Indian food and pizza!
What a day! We’re all looking forward to a day off tomorrow and the opportunity to explore the city !
