Sunday, September 04, 2005
Buses...
The one thing about staying with Paul and Jen is that there aren't that many buses passing by. I do rate the buses here though. Most of them have bike racks at the front for the many cycle commuters here and they still have electric trams in the city. They also have a rail system but I digress...
Today was filled with a few enrands. Assemble the bike and prepare for a month of biking!!
The first thing I noticed was that my derailer hanger was bent. I tried bashing it with a hammer for a while but it never really straightend completely. So I bussed down to the local Cove bike shop and got myself a new one. I also checked out some of the stuff they had down there of course. Mostly Cove and Giants. Lots of cool riding clothes too. I managed to only walk out of there with my new hanger, some tire levers and a set of maps for the local mountains. A miracle!
I also decided to check out the local MEC (my favourite store) and John Henry Bikes. I was actually getting bit lost and whipped out a map to find out where I was and this lady pulls up and asks me if there is a Starbucks in the mall she was driving into!! Could I have looked like anymore of a tourist??!?!
I got back and finished assembling the bike and then headed into town for some more errands. The mission was to find a Rogers store so I could get a sim card. As it turned out it was going to cost $50 for the card PLUS airtime. It was going to be cheaper to roam!! It wasn't a total loss though I ate some quiznos and looked at plenty more shops! I also forgot to mention that I had maccas and a&w already too...the diet isn't exactly containing all the food groups at the moment....
Here's a photo I took while walking over the Granville bridge in a failed attempt to get to the big MEC...
And one of the complex I'm staying in, there are heaps of these around. I took the shot from the balcony.
These are actually built on indian land. I'm not sure how they work things here but there are bits of land that have been given back to the native people. In this case a 99 year lease has been obtained to build these things. It gets re-negotiated after that.
And another pano....
It's the Burrand Inlet. View from the hill the condos are built on.
Today was filled with a few enrands. Assemble the bike and prepare for a month of biking!!
The first thing I noticed was that my derailer hanger was bent. I tried bashing it with a hammer for a while but it never really straightend completely. So I bussed down to the local Cove bike shop and got myself a new one. I also checked out some of the stuff they had down there of course. Mostly Cove and Giants. Lots of cool riding clothes too. I managed to only walk out of there with my new hanger, some tire levers and a set of maps for the local mountains. A miracle!
I also decided to check out the local MEC (my favourite store) and John Henry Bikes. I was actually getting bit lost and whipped out a map to find out where I was and this lady pulls up and asks me if there is a Starbucks in the mall she was driving into!! Could I have looked like anymore of a tourist??!?!
I got back and finished assembling the bike and then headed into town for some more errands. The mission was to find a Rogers store so I could get a sim card. As it turned out it was going to cost $50 for the card PLUS airtime. It was going to be cheaper to roam!! It wasn't a total loss though I ate some quiznos and looked at plenty more shops! I also forgot to mention that I had maccas and a&w already too...the diet isn't exactly containing all the food groups at the moment....
Here's a photo I took while walking over the Granville bridge in a failed attempt to get to the big MEC...
And one of the complex I'm staying in, there are heaps of these around. I took the shot from the balcony.
These are actually built on indian land. I'm not sure how they work things here but there are bits of land that have been given back to the native people. In this case a 99 year lease has been obtained to build these things. It gets re-negotiated after that.And another pano....
It's the Burrand Inlet. View from the hill the condos are built on.# posted by cw : 10:50 PM
