Vancouver - Victoria

Day started sort of slowly with a quick ride around Vancouver and a drive through of Stanley Park - huge 1,000 acre park. We stopped for some shots of totem poles:

Next was a shopping/food stop at Granville Island which is a crafty shopping place. (Yawn.) The most exciting part was the impressive Osgemeos murals which are these stunning paintings of people on huge cement silos

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/british-columbia/granville-island-s-osgemeos-mural-part-of-vancouver-biennale-1.2747820

Very cool. 

I also shopped for, but did not buy a hat in preparation for the cold weather that lies ahead when we get to the mountains:

Rejuvenated by lunch at Granville Island we drive to Tsawwassen where we boarded a huge ferry bound for Victoria - the Capital of BC. 

The ferry ride was sunny and warm and you can see in the photo how calm the waters were. Scenery was beautiful as we passed through the San Juan Islands. 

Ninety minutes later we arrived in Victoria and checked into our hotel. Heading to the bar....

All around - a relaxing day!