Day 37

We slept in today. It was needed. We got up and went into downtown Vancouver. They have a city park called Stanley Park. There were many gardens and also a petting zoo and train ride that we took the kids to. They had a blast. There were goats and sheep and the like that they could pet and play with. We then went to the playground for a bit and a fat raccoon accosted Amy and Shari for food. It then went into the trash and stole some food. The traffic in Vancouver was very bad. It took us almost 2 hours to get back to the campsite. Downtown Vancouver seemed to be an interesting city. The people seemed to be trendy and vibrant. We spent the evening with Mother Bispham and her daughter Avril. Mother B knew my father growing up back in Barbados. She is now 97 and recently suffered a broken leg after a fall and had some setbacks during her recovery. She is now in a rehab facility getting her strength up. We went first to the house where Avril cooked us some good home cooked food. It was delicious and nice to sit down at a table for some home cooking for the first time in weeks. We then went over to the rehab facility to see mother B. The facility was very nice and it was very good to see her. She looked good and seemed to be in good spirits. We sat for a while and then went back for the evening. We got the children to bed. Tomorrow it’s back to the lower 48.