Crowne Plaza Georgia Vancouver

Nach dem Tuna-Balance-Aufstockungs-Akt sind wir gut in Vancouv** angekommen. Die **sten Nächte haben wir noch in d** Heidy v**bracht und bei Markus, Rick und Alex (drei Deutschen) in d** Wohnung gegessen.
Am Samstag haben wir uns dann Wohnungen angeschaut im Int**net und am Sonntag Nachmittag eine angeschaut, am Abend zugesagt und am nächsten Morgen den Mietv**trag unt**schrieben.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada peterpanda

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My last day in Seattle was a Sunday and there was an American Football game in town, the Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears. I decided to go along and have a look. After about 30 minutes of queuing at the only ticket window I was told the only tickets left were $94 - too much for me, I was prepared to pay up to $60. So I soaked up the atmosphere a bit, and the atmosphere was good - lots of people supporting both ...

... and cooked our single remaining tuna fillet by doing a peppercorn sear and serving it with wasabi and fresh ginger. We both agreed it was the best preparation, so I decided to put it on the "regular" rotation.

Chris was so tired, he didn't think he'd make it to the 9:00 gun, but he did (thank goodness--I hate to think how early he'd be up the next morning if he hadn't!)


Title Language: Welsh

... Quite fun.

By the time 6:00 came, Chris had made it through a really long day. He never complains, but he did lament the fact that it was only Wednesday. I whipped up a light dinner (to compensate for the heavy lunch) of salad for both of us, chicken pizza for him, and mushroom pasta for me, both with fresh basil. We watched our last episode of "Intelligence", and it truly was the last episode, as Chris checked online ...

... from my nose, they took me to thios old Fort called Fort Langely the other day and i could communicate with the sprit people of the first nations people and hm jim beam was not one of the spirits i tried to talk to either karen ha ha , ok better go and he is planing to go walking today and i am not in the mood so will stay home with the other two and play cards i hear that the dragon dave is really cool player Cheers and tittly poop for now Cedrick

Heading back over to Asia now....man these long flights are killers! Watching the Olympics now at the YVR airport, they checked my bags to Hong Kong but not me! Ooops! On my own for this trip, so I treated myself to executive class stand by tickets to make it easier on ...

... I'm now left to run the coffee shop alone for the evening shift, which can be quite demanding. I've been trained to roast all the different coffees from scratch, which is a skill I never expected to learn! I now have a permanent aroma of coffee following me around - the smoke gets everywhere! It's a family business and everyone I work with is very pleasant. Now that I'm finally earning a bit of cash I decided to sign up for a 6 week kayaking course to keep me busy in my ...

... walk around the core of the UBC campus an reminisced and marveled at the amount of construction and development since our day there in the 60's and 70's. The weather was terrible, though, and the wind, sleet and snow drove us into SUB (student union building) where we checked our e-mails and headed home for warmth and tea. After dinner I took Nick back to the ferry terminal in absolutely lousy driving conditions. I later ...

... yes, that's what I call it). -Shorts -Jeans -Dockers -MEC travel pants. Quick-dry, wrinkle resistant, etc. -8 pairs of t-shirts and one dress shirt. -Sandles, flip-flops, shoes and travel shoes (Salomon hiking shoes). Other: -70 Litre backpack with 20 Litre day pack. -Sleeping bag (0 degrees, down, from MEC), with compression sac. -Fuzzy hat (Damn right I did).

... bridges and 37 blocks to the VanDuesen
Botanical Gardens. It was a longggg day of biking, but a great way to see
the city. Limited plants were in bloom, but the landscaping was intricate
and certain varieties flowering and a good pit stop from the bike ride.

The hostel bar is a bit of a hotspot in town so tonight will mark the first
night we venture out into Vancouver nightlife beyond Cambie Hostel Bar.
Lots of local brews that are very ...