We are loving the area, loving the swimming pool, and loving the hot tub! Not sure if this manhole cover is typical for Vancouver or not, or whether this a River District thing, but look closely and you’ll see frogs in a kind of Native Indian style.

The river is quite a fascinating thing for us – we’ve seen amazing stuff, from HUGE containers coming up the river, to tiny little boats doing I have no idea what. The views of Mt Baker continue to impress us.

Every day something new and exciting is happening. The so-called king tides didn’t come up as high as I expected, but the low tides were really low.

Lots of lovely parks – including three off leash parks – within walking distance too. We used to gas up the car once a week, but now it’s more like once every three weeks.