The best laid plans...
Well, we didn't end up doing any of the things we were planning to do today. We talked to the lady that owned the Bed and Breakfast we were staying at this morning at breakfast. She said not to waste our time going to the Under Sea Gardens. We decided to drive down to it and go through the gift shop instead, which ended up being a good idea. Our other plan was to go to the Observatory, but it is only open fro 1-4, and seems rather pointless to pay to go see stars during the day when you can't see stars...
We ended up taking the ferry back to Vancouver earlier than we thought. We checked into our hotel for the night and then we did something we rarely get to do. We went on a date.
We went to see "The Proposal," which we highly recommend. It was funny and romantic. Then we went down to Gas Town to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory. This restaurant is similar to the Old Spaghetti Warehouse in Dallas, but it is not the same. They have tons of Vancouver antique tables, glass etc. and a trolley car in the dining room. (No, Gas Town is not named for the rude variety, but because of all the old-fashioned gas lights everywhere.) We walked around the Gas Light District when we were here on our honeymoon. It is very romantic, with the old lighting and two hanging fresh flower baskets on every light post. The food was good too.
After that, we walked down to the Chapters Bookstore, which is like Barnes and Noble, only three stories. For those that don't know how Stan and I got together, it was by going out every Thursday evening when we lived in Lubbock with a group of friends to hang-out at Barnes and Noble and read/drink coffee. We are now sure how city people stay in shape, because we walked about 2 miles total from the hotel to the movie, to dinner, to the bookstore, and back to the hotel.
Now we are getting ready to leave for the airport in the morning. The kids made us sugar cookies (Josh's idea) to welcome us home. The babysitter will probably be waiting in the driveway since she has had strep, a related eye infection, and our air conditioner went out all while we were gone. All that on top of normal kids-acting-up stuff. Now on to our summer routine.
Stay tuned for our top tips for the Alaskan traveler after we arrive home...
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