7 September Vancouver

Wednesday 7 September

Today dawned not so bright and rain was forecast. Undaunted, Neil picked us up and we headed for Stanley Park to visit the Vancouver Aquarium. This aquarium has a very good reputation which is well founded. It is well set up and very easy to get around. We saw all manner of fish, frogs, snakes, aquatic birds, seals, beluga whales and, of course, sea otters. These creatures are really cute.

This anaconda has just been fed and was curled around it's prey

He loves acting the clown

Look carefully the yellow fish is facing to the right

We found Nemo

Sea planes come and go on a regular basis

The sea otters were gorgeous, but very difficult to photograph when in the water

They love swimming on their back

It looks like they have a pouch, but in fact it's their dense fur which enables them to tuck their food away

Still having fun, this time with frogs

When we finished we drove around to the Tea house for a small bite to eat before driving to Gastown. The plan was to have a walk along the waterfront and back. We managed this, but it was mostly in the rain which was unfortunate. We made it back to Gastown and finished off with a late lunch/early dinner ‘linner’ at Tacofino for Neil’s recommended fish tacos. Delicious!

Teahouse in Stanley Park

Lots of interesting shops in Gastown

Autumn is coming

There's those seaplanes again

A cycling couple were 'washing' their bikes in the fountain

Our fish tacos - very good

Neil drove us back to our accommodation and then headed back to Kelowna ready for work tomorrow. A short but very sweet visit with him.