Vacation Days 2 and 3: Errands and Steveston Village

Note: This is a snapshot-heavy post. Click on the pics to enlarge them for easier/better viewing.

Vacation day 2 was just errands with Dad. His wife was working that day, so we were left to our own devices, which was fine. No exciting pics from that day (Friday June 1st), just a few snapshots around their townhouse. The tree is a Japanese something or other, I can't remember. It has beautiful blooms, though, and all the units have them planted in front.

Their azalea bush was gorgeous too.

On Saturday June 3rd we all went to Steveston Village, in Richmond. It's an active fishing village as well as an historic site.

The interior of the manager's cottage looks much like any other working cottage from that time period.

Likewise, the workers' bunkhouse (below) is as spartan as one would think. I think Via Rail must use those old bed in their Coast trains (the ones I took to and from Halifax). Ha. There were narrow cots for three workers in the bedroom; you can see two in the last pic. Again, typical of the era.

I'll stick with my modern conveniences, thanks, including central heating and air conditioning, washers and dryers, etc. And let's not forget my comfy mattress!

There was also a lovely, small garden next to one of the buildings, though I'm sure the people weren't growing flowers at the time. If they had a garden at all, I assume it would have been vegetables.

Steveston is a busy spot, filled with tourists. Very pricey. It's an active fishing community, and there were many on the village's actual wharf selling live prawns and urchins. The prawns were going for $25 per pound. We also passed by a bustling pizza place that sells a seafood pizza for $100, so I was told. It's not for the budget-conscious! Actually, nothing in the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area is for the budget-conscious.

The one thing I really had difficulty with was the sheer number of people around. Everywhere we went was bustling with tourists (local and not). As a high-scale introvert who has worked from home for over three years, I found having to be around humans 24/7 quite exhausting, probably why I crashed when I got home.

I couldn't get any good eagle pics, but my gosh, they were as common as crows! I was astounded at the number of eagles--they were everywhere. Sure we have them too, but not like that.

I have a few more pics from that day, of London Farm, still in Steveston, though not part of the historic village. The farm is an historic site, though. I'll post them next time, before moving on to Stanley Park. Stay tuned!