The first part of our trip from Point Roberts to Vancouver was a dodge 'em game with fishing boats and their nets. They were all over the place! Fortunately, Roy was at the wheel. He had to keep a sharp lookout for the red balls that are attached to the ends of the nets. Then he had to figure out which boat was connected to the other end of the net. Since the nets were a half-mile or more long, this wasn't easy. But he managed to miss them all, and eventually we got away from the fishing boats. The rest of the trip was a cinch.
I had been to Vancouver two or three times by car or plane, but until we sailed into it, I didn't realize how huge the harbor is or how impressive the skyline is. This must be one of the largest and busiest harbors in the world, and downtown Vancouver has many attractive modern skyscrapers.
This is the first time on this trip that we've had an opportunity to take advantage of our yacht club membership. We were given two free nights at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. Most of the slips here have roofs for protection in the winter, but we tied up in the open. Roy cleared Customs by phone.
We're right next to world-famous, thousand-acre Stanley Park, with its magnificent trees, green shrubs, lakes, etc. There's a pedestrian/bicycle trail that follows the edge of the water almost all the way around the park, which is on a peninsula. We want to ride our bikes on the trail while we're here.
Walked a little way in the park. Ate ice cream and watched part of a cricket game. First time either of us had seen cricket played, so we had no idea what was going on. Then we walked to Safeway and bought a few groceries.
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