A Great Museum and then onto Vancouver We Go-Passing through Stanley park

On Sunday morning we woke up early to go to the Royal Museum of British Columbia. It was totally incredible-we spent two hours but really needed much much more. Our guide, Steve the Docent was just fabulous (down to the kilt he was wearing that he made as part of his own private business). We toured through the major areas of the museum and saw things totally unique including full scale dioramas of the forests, historic downtown, an intact “First People” Long house and a re-creation of Chinatown from the last century. Having a docent lead you through the museum is absolutely necessary. We had lunch at Sam's Deli, a local landmark on Government Street—surprisingly good-and then left for the ferry back to Vancouver.

We had a relatively uneventful ride to Vancouver, we easily made the 3:00 PM ferry from Swartz Point to Tswassen, the ride was smooth and we were able to get into Vancouver proper with minimal traffic. The approach to the city is quite impressive—many tall buildings with a backdrop of White capped mountains. Before going to the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel, we drove through Stanley Park—the park is absolutely magnificent, huge in size totally diverse in scope and just plain beautiful with lots and lots of people enjoying themselves on a warm Sunday, including a couple of cricket games which none of us had ever seen played before. We had dinner that evening at a large restaurant noted for its seafood, Joe Fortes and very much enjoyed the food and service.