Long day of travelling today. Up to catch the bus at
3.30am……yes that’s right, 3.30am to catch our flight to Vancouver. We had a
stop in Salt Lake City, Utah that provided us with our first look at snow for
the trip as the whole city was blanketed in it. It looked incredible! After
another short flight we arrived in Vancouver, Canada and immediately set out to
explore this cold, cold city. After a stop off at Mountain Equipment Coop for
some last minute fleeces and thermals we caught the subway to Vancouver Curling
Club for our first taste of real winter sport.
After many slips and falls and tired arms from sweeping so
hard we managed to perform some semblance of a reasonable game of curling. The
game is similar to lawn bowls except the object of the game is to slide a 20kg
rock down a sheet of ice and have it finish as close to the centre of a target
area as possible. Sweepers use modified brooms to sweep the ice to help it
slide faster and further. Every night in our hotel rooms here, we can watch the
“Roar of the Rings”, the Canadian Curling Championships, awesome.
From here we caught the subway back to “Gastown”, the oldest
part of Vancouver and then walked past the famous steam clock and on to the Old
Spaghetti Factory for dinner. An endless list of pasta dishes awaited us and we
indulged heartily. Back to the hotel and bed in preparation for our first full
day in Vancouver tomorrow.
Tiarnie enjoying the finger licking goodness of Tim Horton's donuts!
The Vancouver Curling Club. Mr Wood shows how it's done.
Jess and Kate show it's not as easy as it looks.
Tyler and Ryan sweep under the guidance of a club member.
The Old Spaghetti Factory in the Historic Gastown.
The beautiful Christmas lights on the front of St Paul's Hospital, which was next to our hotel.
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