Well, I didn’t get bumped up to 1st class but had a pretty good flight nevertheless. However……the BA entertainment system is absolute pants! The Eye in the Sky movie starring Helen Mirren was about the only redeeming feature in an otherwise ghastly programme. Two or three episodes of Fawlty Towers and Ab Fab were the best of the rest!!
At the hotel check in, the receptionist proudly told me that there was live music ever night in the bar. I caught some of it later and can only hope that it’s not the same band every night. I can only guess that Michael Buble, Celine Dion and even Justin Bieber are not from this area. It was a ghastly noise.
Leaden skies and predicted rain greeted me this morning but cleared up enough to go walking in Stanley Park. 1,000 acres of rain forest containing almost half a million red cedars, firs, maples etc.
The whole area is dotted with numerous walking trails where I often didn’t see a soul
in a few weeks time the autumn colours will be even more outstanding but even now some of the colours are spectacular
What a polite and friendly lot the people here seem to be. Lots of “Hi’s’ and ‘Good mornings’ and even the seagulls were happy to pass the time of day
My favourite, though was this little fellow (if you can see him). A black squirrel
Now I’m back in the hotel to rest my weary limbs before going out to sample the local ale. Perhaps I should have hired a bike for today’s exploring. This place is inundated with bike hire shops!
Until my feet stop hurting
R
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