Vancouver part 1

The Trek into BC:

We left Calgary around noon, driving for around 7 hours. We were headed to Vancouver, but on the way, we got a text message from my mom’s really good friends in England saying they were in Canada on vacation for a couple of weeks. Turns out they were hanging in the Shuswap Lakes, which is right off the trans canada highway and totally on our way, so we decided to stop in and see them and meet for dinner.

We finally got there, and the drive was absolutely gorgeous. Turns out they were staying with another expat family that we knew, so it was a big party. We had a delicious dinner and a few drinks, and went swimming in the lake. It was so great to catch up with Lois and Jeremy and to see the kids. They’ve gotten so big, they’re all taller than me! In the evening, we had a campfire and played campfire games. Then we had ice cream and tea and went to sleep. They had said there wasn’t enough room for us in the cabin, but they let us sleep on the porch, which was super nice of them. We woke up at 6 in the morning, because we’d promised to meet Sarah in BC for brunch, and drove another 6 hours to get into Vancouver at noon.

The drive was absolutely gorgeous. I don’t know why, but i’d assumed that the drive into BC would be more prairies after the mountains, but the mountains didn’t seem to end. We kept driving and winding through mountains and lakes and everything and the view never ceased. We hit some brutal construction and traffic going into Vancouver, but eventually we arrived at Sarah’s place.

VANCOUVER!

Day 1:

• we had brunch with Sarah and her friend Amelie at this place called Sophie’s Cosmic diner. It was averagely priced, but the food was delicious and the decor was a lot of fun.
• we walked downtown and went to the beach. It still surprises me that there are actual beaches downtown. It’s such a change from Saint John, where the coastline is all disgusting and unswimmable.
• we took a bus from downtown to go get Sushi at this place called The Eatery. It was delicious and really weird. It was the sushi bar for hipsters. On the cieling, they had statues made of mcdonalds toys and other stuff like that. The sushi was pretty good though, if a little expensive.
• we went back to the apartment, regrouped, and then went to Room 18 for $1.55 beers. They were delicious.

Day 2:

• we chilled out until 3 pm, when we went to meet one of my relatives I’d never met before for dinner. We ate at The Local, which has an amazing veggie burger. It was so delicious, it had guacamole and salsa on it, and was pretty much the best thing ever. Highly recommended. like my reccomendations mean anything. It was also really cool to meet a new relative. He seemed like a really cool guy, very into sports and fitness, but at the same time like a sort of overgrown kid. He still loved to party.
• after dinner, we walked to the beach and hung out for a little bit, then went home and watched a movie.
• after that, we went to Luke’s friend’s place for a couple of drinks and to catch up. I’d never met her before, but Elle seemed really cool. We had a lot of wine, went for a walk, listened to music, then went home