Honeymoon: Day 3

Monday, June 29, 2009:

After sleeping in Monday morning Jacob and I packed up the hotel room in Birch Bay and got in the car to head to Canada, first stop, Vancouver with one small detour for WalMart. Using the GPS borrowed from his parents, we located a WalMart that was said to be close to the border and on the way to Vancouver. I think it may have been more of a detour than we expected. And we were primarily going for groceries, which they didn't really have because it was a pretty ghetto WalMart. But we did find some Kraft Dinner and a nice insulated bag to keep all our chocolate goodies from melting while in the car. Then we stopped by an ATM to get some Canadian cash and hit the Wendy's for two frosties, which somehow got translated to one. But I wasn't that hungry so I ate a few bites of the frosty and Jacob ate the rest.

Then we drove to Vancouver. This seemed like the longest drive to me. I'm sure it wasn't really any longer than the drive to Birch Bay but it felt it. Maybe because it was primarily through cities and and much slower roads.

In Vancouver we found a place to park near the Canada Place where cruise ships dock and many Olympic things were being prepared. We then walked toward the Steam Clock and enjoyed that particular part of the city. It was obviously pretty touristy but was nice and shady with all the trees. We then made our way up to the specific road that was supposed to have a ton of shopping. We found a place to eat there that was recommended by one of the guide books we had. We ate at this little crepe shop. It was rather delicious. It reminded me of the delicious food you can get at the Paris casino in Las Vegas.

As we headed back to the car we were lucky to run across a hoard of people gathered around what appeared to be some sort of filming. We soon found the show "Fringe" was filming there. This was exciting because Jacob watches the show (I've seen a couple episodes with him) and one of the main characters is Pacey from Dawson's Creek (whose real name I can never remember). So I got to see him live. And pretty close up. It was rather fun to watch them do a few takes. We will look forward to trying to figure out which episode it is in the next season.

Jacob with Pacey right behind him.

And then a little more zoom...

Countdown to the Vancouver Olympics.

Overall I think we were both ready to leave Vancouver after our brief tour as we weren't really that impressed. And we were anxious to catch the next ferry to Victoria. Turns out we missed it by minutes and had to wait an hour for the next one anyway. But it was an enjoyable wait. We played a little SkipBo and ate a few snacks.

Then we boarded the ferry. With the rental car safely parked, we headed up to the deck to watch the scenery. It was really fun to see the ferry move through the islands around Victoria. Very scenic. We stayed out on the deck as long as I could manage but had to move inside because it was getting pretty chilly.

As the ferry was pulling away from Vancouver the ocean had a distinct line where the water changed colors. Anyone know what that is all about?

Enjoying the breeze on the ferry ride.

Getting closer to Victoria. The scenery changed. It's weird how mountainous it kind of is.

But this was the best view I saw the whole way over.
(I know, so sappy! But my husband is so handsome!)

After arriving at Victoria we drove awhile to our hotel. By that point it was pretty late and we, again, were both pretty tired and ready to call it a night. I'm not even sure if we ate dinner that night, which is strange when you consider what a big fan of eating I am.

If we had to do this day over again we may have skipped Vancouver all together. I think we maybe just saw all the wrong things or spent our time unwisely. I would have liked to go the suspension bridge....maybe. It also could have been a little scary. But still an enjoyable day seeing parts of the world I had never seen before. And having to use my passport!