Car Free Day

In June each year we have a car free day on Denman Street.  The Street becomes a fair with loads of kiosks of food and drink and idea counters, business sign ups like the Zip Cars and Cars 2-go, pet parades, music and dancing, hop scotch for the kiddies, sit down counters for lunches for Seniors, things to buy like Air Plants in glass goblets, tea cozies made by the West End Seniors Network.  It is always a little mind blowing how much activity there is and how many participants there.  It is the one event, other than the Pride Parade that really makes a statement about the West End being a community of people who care for each other.

After the walk along the street Ron and I went to the SeaWall for a walk to Second and Third Beaches.  We walked past the man you stacks rocks on bigger rocks on the waters edge - I can't imagine what the specific talent is that he has to be able to do that.  Is it patience, luck, some kinetic understanding that only 1 in a million posses?  I don't know but we stopped to watch along with a small crowd of people.  At the successful nesting of each rock on another there was a round of applause.  I tipped him a couple of dollars as I felt this is street...SeaWall....entertainment at its finest.

Each year Stanley Park seems to change.  The walk back from Third Beach is best, in my opinion, along the trails rather than back along the SeaWall.  In 2006 we had a huge winter wind storm and much of the park was damaged.  It is in full swing growth now - places we looked for interesting pieces of wood for a garden we made years ago isn't even accessible anymore.  And new things are being made like a wood bridge path at Cathedral Trail and Ron pointed out the Face in the Wood - I don't know what it is called but it is really interesting - see the photo.

The Rhodos are done for the season but I still think the it is the prettiest path is through the Ted and Mary Grieg Rhododendron Garden which is along side of the Miniature Gold Course which is rustic and reminiscent of a simpler time.

Raincity Grill offering Fish and Chips during the Car- Free Day. June 16, 2013

Vancouver version of a Persian Bazaar! I'd really like to straighten those table clothes. Oh well, it looks homely.

English Bay. Some of it anyway. The buildings you see are on the a) edge of the beach and b) edge of the park. Superb.

Standing rocks like this along the beach from English Bay to Second Beach

Ah....I "heart" you....in the sand.

This corner of Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park is a 12 minute walk from the house.

Signs in the Park...we don't want to get you lost!