This morning we had breakfast at our hotel overlooking the beautiful English Bay. The hotel serves everything from a simple muffin to oatmeal, pancakes to eggs benedict and more. It was a beautiful morning with daily temperatures ranging from a low of 56 to a high of 68.

After breakfast Mark took an hour long walk along the English Bay. The paved boardwalks were filled with walkers, joggers, people exercising, walking dogs and just enjoying a summer Saturday morning. The sand and grassy hillsides were busy with young Canadian Geese looking after their chicks. Beautiful spring flowers like hydrangea are blooming all around town.

At 10:45am our friend Eugene walked over to the hotel to escort us to his and Bob’s apartment a few blocks away. Bob is a dear friend that Kent met while living in Montreal in the 1970’s and they have been friends ever since. Bob moved to Vancouver about 20 years ago from Toronto for a better client. Bob met Eugene in Hawaii in 2003.

Bob has been undergoing some chemotherapy and radiation treatments which he will complete on Monday. Eugene has been a wonderful caregiver to him and we wish him a speedy recovery.

This afternoon took Mark on another walking tour around one of the shopping streets while Kent worked on his long list of emails. The beach in front of our hotel was packed with people all afternoon and evening. Lots of people riding scooters and bicycles. Here in the west end residents can adopt parkway planters and create beautiful flower gardens where grass may once have been. Some of the gardens are just beautiful with an array of colorful flowers.

This evening our long-term friend Bryan took us to a local Italian restaurant called Robba Da Matti. Bryan is another transplant that Kent met while living in Montreal and they have remained friends for the better part of fifty years. Bryan taught accounting here at the local university but has since retired.

After returning to our hotel from dinner we walked across the street and found a bench to people watch along the edge of English Bay. The long days of June mean that the sun does not set until after 9:00pm and it is still light until nearly 10:00pm. Even at 9:00pm the waterfront is busy will all types of people enjoying the summer nights.