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Friday, July, 16th 2004

I wake to yet another sunny day, this time around I'm in Canada and all jazzed up for a day of biking adventure. The neighborhood where I've parked is not only high-end, it's also somewhat secluded, which means I'm not parking right on someone's front doorstep. It's funny, I can't afford any of the homes here but I can effectively "live" there, if just for a little while.

After breakfast I jump on the mountain bike and tour a portion of Vancouver's waterfront. My trek takes me through the waterfront area then directly to Stanley Park, located on a small penninsula northwest of city center. I ride once around the park then head back to the public beach to catch the sunset.

Click here for more detail (and pictures) of my bike tour of Vancouver's waterfront.

Click here if you wish to take the two day world-wind tour of Vancouver. It includes the above bike tour plus a tour of Vancouver's Chinatown.

After I finish my ride around Stanley Park I lock up the bike and wait for the sun to set over English Bay. Being so close to all the nightlife action, literally a block away, many people are at the beach now waiting and watching as well.

After the sun passes well under the horizon, I high-tail it on foot up Denman Street then over to Nelson Street to check out the area's nightlife action. It is nearing 11pm but it's a Friday night so the streets are filled full of people, things are in full party swing.