Restless Prairie Girl

It's hard to believe I've finished week six and am heading into my final week in Vancouver.  Time has gone by so quickly and I've had so much fun.  There have been times when it hasn't been "fun" but that's okay - all part of living and traveling.   Friday seems to be my "relaxing" day although it was Thursday last week.  This will be my last day to catch up with things on the trip as this time next week I will be heading over to Victoria for six nights and I don't plan to take a rest day there unless lack of good health or dire weather dictates it.   So here we go.... Friday the 15th of February I headed south to Richmond once again to meet up with my friend Darlene for lunch.  Unfortunately Mairona had to cancel due to ill health.  We had lunch at White Spot (a chain of family type restaurants here in British Columbia - so good) and I had the most delicious toasted shrimp sandwich with caesar salad on the side.  I will spare you

Well it's time for another weekly update.  It's hard to believe I've been here in Vancouver for five weeks now!    Saturday the 9th of February saw me heading south to Richmond.... I was lucky enough to be able to sit at the front of the Skytrain again (which are driverless - normally...) so now I have been fortunate enough to see the views going out of and into central Vancouver.   Fly pigeon fly!!  Almost at the Main Street/Science world stop!  Note the car sculpture on the right...and of course the North shore mountains.  I never get tired of those mountain views.   I took the Skytrain to Waterfront, end of the Expo line and then the Canada Line to the end (Richmond Centre) of that line - it's not a short journey!  I joined the Vancouver Venturers Volkssport Club for their group walk of central Richmond.  Verni and Connie did the 5 km walk with me and as usual we had fun.   First of all we passed by Richmond City Hall...Richmond is a city wi