Vancouver B.C.

After breakfast at Molly's Reach we left Vancouver for what would be our shortest passage (about 16 nautical miles). The trip was uneventful except for the beautiful homes and scenery we passed along the way. When we arrived mid-afternoon in Vancouver there were many large cargo ships and a few sailboats to dodge on our way into False Creek Marina. This is a very large marina with many working and recreational boats. It is located on Granville Island just a short walk from all the shops and restaurants. After securing the boat, we had lunch in one of the restaurants and looked at a few of the stores. This area has a very large public market similar to Pike Street Market in Seattle. We bought some supplies and headed back to the boat for the evening. We celebrated Jim and Joy's wedding anniversary with a nice bottle of wine. The next day we had lunch at Go Fish, which is a popular fish and chips stand next to the marina. The lines at this stand start forming one half hour before it opens and continue until it closes in the evening. The halibut fish and chips we had were great! In the afternoon we took a taxi to the Gastown area of Vancouver. We again looked at shops. The steam clock, for which Gastown is famous, plays Westminister Chimes each quarter hour by steam blown through pipes under the clock. People seem to be fascinated by this but we really didn't get it! We ate dinner that evening at a restaurant that overlooked the marina. We watched a wedding reception on one of the nearby boats. The last we saw of the boat, it was headed out under a bridge into Vancouver Harbor.