Day 16 of 18 – updated – Stanley Park and back to the beaches

I’m starting early (before day 16 has begun) to give you some trivia and fill in some gaps (maybe)

Carol noticed that there are no cats wandering about (like in most countries).  Answer is.. there are cats but they are house cats because if they go outside they get eaten by cougars or taken off by Bald eagles!

There is a statue of Robert Burns in Stanley Park (maybe a photo to follow later today/ tomorrow). After Queen Victoria and Columbus he has the third highest number of statues around the world.  Who knew!

Terry Fox (6 statues at BC place stadium) conceived the marathon of hope which was a cross Canada run to raise money for cancer research after having had a leg amputated due to osteosarcoma. It wasn’t a happy ending but please do Google him

Canada place Harbour has 10 sails which represent the 10 provences of Canada

The statue of the runner taken in Stanley Park was Harry Winston Jerome who held 6 World sprint records

The 9 O’clock gun is sounded every night at 9pm

I’ll be back later with more photos

So there’s absolutely nothing nice about Vancouver! Let me show you! 😂

So the first two are time markers more for me than anyone! I took the first at 10.02 and the second at 13.08. I haven’t photo shopped them because I wanted to show that the man in the first photo who was completely out of it did either eventually move or was carried away in an ambulance!🙄

It also means it took me three hours to walk full 6.5 miles full circle of Stanley Park

Siwash Rock
Lion Gate bridge from the ground
Underneath Lion Gate bridge, this time on foot
Beaver lake
Beaver lake
Beaver lake
Lumbermans arch
Girl in a wet suit
Peculiar top to this tree
Totems again
Brockton Port lighthouse
I promised you Robert Burns statue
Lord Stanley dedicated this park to the people.  He was ahead of his time.  Look at the inscription..
I bought a car whilst I was here😂
No idea!
I thought I might buy the boat to go with the car 🤣

Then I got the ferry to Lonsdale Quay

That yellow pile is sulphur apparently
Look at him! Hope the bald eagle doesn’t swoop down and pinch him😂

So you see! Nothing to like here huh 🤣

One thought on “Day 16 of 18 – updated – Stanley Park and back to the beaches

  1. differentf6bcea7f53's avatar differentf6bcea7f53

    Very interesting trivia Sharron….I will Google the 9 o’clock gun…

    Poor cats….but glad to hear they are safe indoors…

    Fasciniating about Robert Burns…who knew?

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