After a very excited, near sleepless night in Brampton we hoped out of bed at 5am to get ready for the 9am flight from Pearson International direct to Vancouver. As the sun began to rise across the Northern Toronto skyline we packed the car and was chaperoned to the airport by Nikki’s super nice rock star stepfather, Nick. Everything from here on in was our itinerary.
The flight was super smooth with no delays and beautiful weather. We would soon learn our luck with the rain, or absence of rain, for we arrived on the coast during a relatively moody season but in a haze of sun and warm temperatures throughout all three days. The plane ride consisted of juice, coffee, bagels and more than one episode of Friends. When we finally arrived in Vancouver we quickly grabbed our bags and headed towards the Skytrain, only to find out that day passes were sold in the basement of the airport. This was the beginning of many exhausting treks to and from locations while dragging all of our luggage on our backs, arms, heads, legs and anywhere else we could carry what held our lives for the next four months. Up and down the airport elevator we rode to purchase bus passes and board the Skytrain into the downtown core where we transferred to another bus that took us across Jericho Beach and to our hostel. We strongly recommend the HI-Hostel in Jericho Beach for is affordability, great accommodations, beautiful location and lovely staff!
Upon arrival to the hostel we checked in, stored our 400 pounds luggage and started back on the bus to the grocery store where we bought snacks and lunch stuffs for the next few days. At this point we were both at our wits end due to lack of food, so we mowed down on pasta salad and some sort of vegetarian sandwich that we ate too fast to identify. After settling in for the next three days we were ready to take the city by force. Our first expedition was to English Bay – Vancouver’s largest and most popular beach, resting on Pacific Ave. and hosting a plethora of bikinis and surfer dudes. On top of everything, the sea shells were what interested Nikki most, that is, after she made sure we were at the ocean and not an illusionary vision of such by testing the salinity of the water via her tongue. Great excitement ensued.
After strolling the beach and meeting a dude with some sort of whistle, we walked back to Granville Bridge and travelled on a bus to Granville Island. Granville Island proved to be an interesting place to visit but did not have a whole lot to offer at the time. The highlight of this part of the trip was feeding the ducks and gulls. Check out the pictures!
As day grew into night, our exhausted feets and bodies were telling us it was time to head home. On the way we stopped at a Mexican restaurant near our hostel on 4th have to enjoy some yummy veggie enchiladas and cheese stuffed peppers. The night ended with a glorious sunset on Jericho beach and a solid sleep on our bunk.
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