Prairie Boy

Time for a catch up blog.

Sunday, June 24 was a traveling day. Our retinas and taste buds were in for another thrill as we sat down to Apple Scooters for breakfast at the Birdsong B&B. This is a Danish treat where butter sautéed apple chunks are cooked inside a pancake batter and come out as… well, Apple Scooters. Dose in maple syrup, plop on some raspberry jam, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with bacon.

Apple Scooters

We had an enjoyable time learning about one of our hosts, Edward, and his earlier life as a clothing designer, maker and marketer in Vancouver. We had a ferry to catch so loaded up our panniers, said goodbye and headed to Fulford Harbour.

(L to R) Trent, Bill, Edward, Some other dude

A quick ferry ride to Swartz Bay and moments later we were headed to Tsawwssen.

It was amazingly easy to ride from the terminal to cousin Sally’s house in Ladner.  She lives in a floating house on the Fraser River. We had a most enjoyable afternoon and evening visiting with Sally’s friends on the dock and sharing family stories over supper. Sally had arranged to have John and Tess for supper so we had a lovely time catching up with them.  It was a pleasure to meet Sally's friend Steve as well.

Monday June 25, 2012

Sally and Steve fed us a royal breakfast and we headed off for downtown Vancouver with a short bike ride, a bus ride and the rest of the way on the Canada Line.  

Sally, Steve and Trent getting ready to roll.

 We found the YWCA Hotel, checked in and began the next 4 days of complete bicycle immersion. Cathy is in heaven.

Tuesday June 26, 2012

Cathy is off to her VeloCity conference for the next few days and I am free to wander and explore Vancouver.