Vancouver

Whew, Vancouver! I say that as I wipe the sweat off my brow. We had a lot of fun, but I am definitely glad to be out of the big city. Big cities aren't exactly RV friendly.

Our first day we parked the RV in Surrey and drove the scooter the rest of the way into the city. We can't take the freeway on the scooter so we drove through the busy down towns. It was a LONG ride, over an hour. We drove all the way to Stanley park, the opposite end of Vancouver. Stanley Park is actually a really nice park, especially for such a big city.

We found a cautiously friendly raccoon.

How many times can you get lost on Vancouver? Let me count the ways...

After Stanley park we wanted to visit a night market in China town and grab some dinner. We made it to China town but couldn't find the market so we just kind of putts'ed around on the scoot. We ended up in a very sketchy part of town. Lots of crazy yelling people. Someone, who was clearly very angry, was waving around a golf club and I was sure he was going to bash in the car next to us. Jordan says he was really nervous and was ready to step in if the guy started after the car which apparently was a 50's Porsche Speedster. We hurriedly left and ditched our plans of dinner in China town for an "Indian style Chinese" place across town.

We left Vancouver the same way we came in and our bridge was closed!! We stopped and asked someone the best way to get back to Surrey. He said: The Freeway. On the scooter. Eek!

I think aside form Jordan's trip to the hospital, it was the scariest part of our trip so far. We were on a bridge so there wasn't really any shoulder to drive on. It was pretty frightening. I held on to Jordan for dear life - not that that would help any if we wrecked.  We did make it safely back to the RV. We were so happy to see the RV that night!

A side note, all over the place since we first made it into Canada there are signs warning you about the car thieves. We were worried about leaving the RV alone in a parking lot all day long. So we were extra relived to finally be off the freeway and see the RV safe and sound. Oh it was a beautiful sight.

That night we seriously considered just going back to Washington and cutting our Vancouver adventure short. It was not the most ideal day - long ride into the city and then the craziness trying to get back out.