Today was the start of the tour. We rocked on down to the restaurant for some breakfast. The only problem was that there was only one person running the show. In the end all I had was a glass of orange juice as they had run out of milk and bread (pretty professional eh). We all jumped in the van all 13 of us and headed off to the Canadian Border. This small drive was pretty much the start of things to come, most of our drives were complemented with beautiful scenery. The lakes and miles of conifers were grand and something that I am not accustomed to. We arrived at the border and first things first we had to do some duty free shopping. I bought a bottle of Gentleman Jack for US$20 (a litre bottle at that). The group bought several cases of beer. This bought a very surprised look on Juttas (our leader) face. If we had know how expensive it was in Canada we would have bought 13 cases. You could have imagined her face then. We then passed through Immigration and was not as easy as I thought it would be.
Now we had made it to Canada, we made our way to Vancouver gasping at all the snow covered mountains as we got closer. We stopped at the Gastown district. It is the tourist hub of Vancouver. Seemed very Victorian. Then we did a drive through Stanely Park and stopped to look at the totem poles. Over the Lions Gate Bridge (very high and looked very old) to our campground. It was a very nice campground. The only drama was that our tents were pitched approx 20 meters from a river with lots of running water. 
Note to self, ensure empty bladder before retiring for the night. So the explorers in us set us off on a walk and we found a shopping mall. The thing that sticks out the most is how friendly the people are from the cars that stop so you can cross the road to the pet shop attendant that let Andrea hold the Charmelian. After dinner we had "the talk" which made us eager with excitement of the things that were to come. Of course we had to sample some of the J.D (have to keep warm somehow) and it went down like mothers milk. The cooler weather and extended light was something that I was not accustomed to, very weird.
Back to Canadian Parks West Page or on to Day 3.