June 17 25
From Vancouver, via Skytrain
There we were, I was going on the Skytrain because that way I could look at the mountains. It was busy but you could see the mountains from the commuter train that has no driver. It got busier, but we were through the crowd and finding the right station.
We walked past the local park and found our way home and there was a travellers welcome! We ate and I managed to keep awake because now it was the early hours of the morning in Europe.
But then there was the novelty of going out while the sun was still up and seeing the local park. In a few minutes we entered a wooded area and all around us were tall, tall trees, much taller than the trees we usually find at home. It was hushed and quiet and very green, so we kept walking on in a precious forest, with the loveliest trees. These trees were in the middle of the city. It seemed amazing, unbelievable to have so many tall trees in a city. But my hosts explained that this is what made British Colombia, the trees, the wealth that they gave.
Further on there was someone feeding the Canada Geese, there was a flock with their young, no longer babies but gangly grey furry goslings, eating as much as they could. Then further there was a swimming pool in amongst all these trees somewhere. An Olympic size pool. We were standing beside a lake which was probably the home of the Canada Geese.
But we found our way back out again from the forest to make our way home to watch a sunset from high up and see the sun dipping into the open Pacific beyond the inlets and harbours, watched over by the tall high Rockies that night.
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Tapestry, Museum of Anthropology, Pacific Spirit, Vancouver, B.C.