Vancouver by Bike

Keen to see some of Vancouver we headed off on the bikes supplied by our host, and followed the coastal track around English Bay east towards the city, across the bridge over False Creek, and into Stanley Park where the one way bike and pedestrian traffic move counter clockwise to circumnavigate the park on an 8.5km track. 

Stanley Park

It was hot, sunny, crowded at times and a splendid day out. Total of 30km round trip from our Air BnB. Tons of people ride bikes, and very fast. 

No-one seemed like they were out for a leisurely stroll/ride like us.  Derek didn’t have gears, but just as well as I wouldn’t have kept up with him.

We saw a blue seal, black squirrel and rescued a turtle from the bike track and relocated him to a nearby lagoon and found a great spot for lunch overlooking the cruise terminal.  Three Indian tribes were the original inhabitants of this region, and are represented by their totems. Pop up food carts are dotted everywhere, even supply free air for cyclists.  Snack food and cold drinks are cheap.

Sculpture is of a woman in a wet suit, representing Vancouver’s dependance on the sea.

Kitsilano Pool. Canada’s largest pool, 137m and salt water.