Vancouver

We are on a roll here on the western side of Canada visiting people we met in Baja.  In Vancouver itself, we stayed with Tom and Patty.  Patty is Alison's sister and they too were at Playa Coyote - the friendliest beach in Mexico.  Apart from an opportunity to explore the city on foot, Tom took us out on his boat.  Seeing this lovely city from the water gives you an entirely different perspective.

Waterfront apartment blocks.  I was intrigued by the design of this twisted building.

These are floating houses in a harbour inlet.

Kneeling workers painted on cement silos.  A couple of Brazilian artists have been commissioned to do the artwork.

A great deal of the harbour/river banks are full of wooden logs which have been brought down the coast from the northern forests to be processed at the Vancouver sawmills.  Until the sawmills are ready for them, they are stored on the water in huge bundles.  Seals who like to bask in the sun, usually on rocks, treat the logs in a similar way.

Rich men's toys - large boats with their own helicopter.

Small ferries carry passengers across the various inlets up and down the harbour.

Interesting murals in Chinatown - snapshots of history, depicting Chinese progress over time.

Tom and Patty's dining table brings back vivid memories of Baja with all the shells displayed from the beaches down there.  Patty is a dedicated shell collector and connoisseur.