Disembarkation day. We arrived in Vancouver this morning to a gray, rainy day. There wasn't too much rush to get out, since we were in the last group to be let off the ship, so we had a leisurely breakfast in the dining room; browsed through the “outlet” store where they were trying to unload tee shirts from old cruises, last season's jewelry and fashions, and other nick knacks; and generally just waited for our time to disembark.
The whole disembarkation process took about 20 minutes from when we were allowed to leave to when we pulled into our hotel in Vancouver. Thankfully our room was ready and we were able to get settled before heading out for Granville Island.
Granville Island was amazing. The public market there is enormous and today it was totally chaotic. The crush of people was actually unpleasant. There were all types of vendors: artisans selling their crafts, produce vendors, seafood vendors, prepared food vendors, bakers, florists, you name it. Everything looked and smelled divine. We had lunch from a couple food stalls and ate outside under cover. It was still sprinkling a little, but the sky was brightening.
The entire “island” is full of the market and various artists' galleries and shops. It's very cool to have so many galleries concentrated in such a compact area. Angela was enamored of a broom shop and after some waffling, decided to purchase a handmade broom. The proprietor was actually making a broom while we were in there. We spent several hours browsing around before returning to our hotel to unload our rain gear, cameras, etc.
Based on the concierge, we had dinner in a section of town called “Yaletown” at a place called “The Hub.” I had some really good Mac & Cheese and Angela had grilled Halibut over risotto.
Hopefully the weather tomorrow will be good enough to ride bikes around Stanley Park. We're going to go to Gastown and Chinatown tomorrow morning. I think I've found a good breakfast place for tomorrow morning, too. Can't wait to try it out.
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