Alex’s Bike Trip

posted by alex on Jun 8

Hi Gang,

I’ve had a very interesting stay in the Vancouver area. Wow, this city is fabulous! When I arrived at Dan and Isabelle’s house I was invited to go hike up Burnaby Mountain. Molly, Isabelle and I ended up hiking for about 2 hours in a rain forest ! The woods are full of trails for mountain bikers and hikers and are very well maintained. Isabelle acted as our very knowledgeable eco tour guide, she knows plenty of interesting facts about the flora and fauna.

Last night Elena, Molly, Isabelle and I visited the Richmond night asian market. We shared lots of laughs checking out the different stands and the strange merchandise. I’ll always remember the big bag of popcorn that we devoured in no time even though the kernels can be a health hazard… not that we choked on them… Isa got the great idea to do a secret santa gift exchange at the market. I was lucky enough to receive 2 more pins (I collect pins along the way) and some killer ninja swords! Today we took the skytrain downtown and ate some sushi in a boat (check out the pics to understand what I mean by that) But first, we passed through China town and toured the Chinese gardens. After that, we walked to english bay to watch the triathlon world championships. We were all extremely impressed by these runners, swimmers and riders. I’ve never seen a race of that caliber in person. The speeds they reach are incredible. The pictures of me and Elena crossing the race course during the race are hilarious. I’m just acting but it seems like Elena was seriously scared, hahaha! Just nervous according to her:)

Walking back to the train station, we grabbed some ice cream. Yes! More Carbs! Now we are all watching a movie and relaxing at the condo. Tomorrow I should make it to Hope, BC. Rain in the forecast, yes Dan more rain! How are you enjoying the weather in Orlando bud?

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