I’d planned to go to the Whistler Olympic Park, but it was closed for the season. It was raining anyway, so not sure how enjoyable it would have been. I saw a bear while driving there, though. I would have taken pics but the camera was in the trunk, and I figured I’d see it again or others on the way back, but I never did.
I then drove to Vancouver, BC.
After getting settled into the unit I'd rented, I found a Mexican place in town to eat at that I could walk to from the condo. The meal wasn’t big and they gave me maybe 15 chips and what looked like a spoonful of salsa to go with it. When I asked for more salsa to put on my meal I got about the same amount. I wasn’t going to get dessert there.
Besides, for some weird reason, I was really wanting a chocolate chip cookie sundae. I spent way too much time trying to find a place to get one on my phone, then gave up and looked for brownie sundaes. I found some places that were a 30-minute walk away, so after not finding anything, but still wanting something sweet, I decided to just see what I could find as I walked around the city. I walked for quite a while until I reached a pretty active area in the middle of Vancouver. Across the way, I spotted a crepe café. The sign outside showed savory crepes and at first I thought that was all they had. I started to leave when I saw something else about sweet crepes on their sign. So I decided to check out a posted menu. I didn’t see one outside the place but there were some menus inside on the counter. As I entered the cafe, I noticed someone else looking over one of their menus, as well. I walked over to where the menus were when I recognized the guy looking over the menu… it was Chris from Moraine Lake!! (see September 29, 2015 post). I couldn’t believe it! I’d seen a few Facebook pics of his from Vancouver, so I knew he was here somewhere and had meant to see if he wanted to connect while I was in town, but never did. Still, I was shocked to have seen him. It’s a big city, with lots of restaurants. And there were so many ways I could have missed him both in going somewhere else for dessert or in my timing being even just a little off.
I got my crepe and we went across the street to a bar as he wanted to get a drink there. I ate my crepe and he drank his Guiness. We caught up for about an hour then walked around town for a bit before parting ways. Good times.
Tomorrow I drive to Portland, Oregon.
I then drove to Vancouver, BC.
After getting settled into the unit I'd rented, I found a Mexican place in town to eat at that I could walk to from the condo. The meal wasn’t big and they gave me maybe 15 chips and what looked like a spoonful of salsa to go with it. When I asked for more salsa to put on my meal I got about the same amount. I wasn’t going to get dessert there.
Besides, for some weird reason, I was really wanting a chocolate chip cookie sundae. I spent way too much time trying to find a place to get one on my phone, then gave up and looked for brownie sundaes. I found some places that were a 30-minute walk away, so after not finding anything, but still wanting something sweet, I decided to just see what I could find as I walked around the city. I walked for quite a while until I reached a pretty active area in the middle of Vancouver. Across the way, I spotted a crepe café. The sign outside showed savory crepes and at first I thought that was all they had. I started to leave when I saw something else about sweet crepes on their sign. So I decided to check out a posted menu. I didn’t see one outside the place but there were some menus inside on the counter. As I entered the cafe, I noticed someone else looking over one of their menus, as well. I walked over to where the menus were when I recognized the guy looking over the menu… it was Chris from Moraine Lake!! (see September 29, 2015 post). I couldn’t believe it! I’d seen a few Facebook pics of his from Vancouver, so I knew he was here somewhere and had meant to see if he wanted to connect while I was in town, but never did. Still, I was shocked to have seen him. It’s a big city, with lots of restaurants. And there were so many ways I could have missed him both in going somewhere else for dessert or in my timing being even just a little off.
I got my crepe and we went across the street to a bar as he wanted to get a drink there. I ate my crepe and he drank his Guiness. We caught up for about an hour then walked around town for a bit before parting ways. Good times.
Tomorrow I drive to Portland, Oregon.