As posted by Vincent & Alice, on their blog http://chaussetessouliers.travelblog.fr/
Three days in Vancouver
Vancouver … Although this is not the capital of British Columbia, Vancouver is a great city with lots of people (you look for yourself, and as you will have access to its history, its museums his hockey team …), rather than the true capital of the province, Victoria, located on Vancouver Island.
Victoria as we looked after our great epics on the road in the middle of the field, as the awakening of the city is impressive.
We are in North Vancouver, the last floor of an elegant building, and we see only a part of the city. Before us, the bay is home to twenty cargo ships waiting to be unloaded and the distance, the skyscrapers scrape the clouds,
This is huge! All around us, as before, there are bitumen and cars in all directions; stores as Tim Horton coffee, Starbucks (for coffee also) for the burger again the choice between McDonald , Burger King, A & W, Wendy’s Burger (and its flagship slogan “The burgers for the whole family”)
Let me tell you right now, it does not catch at all, and for those who know Alice and her phobia of the city, imagine his head.
Why then go to Vancouver? Good question …
Well this is a must for the country. At this point in the adventure, we know we have to go to Montreal in mid-June, we also need money to pay for the train crossing ahead (Jasper and Kamloops-Montreal), the trip plane with Great Canadian Adventure and equipment required for four months in this new environment.
Armed with our list of farms in British Columbia, we spend the day to send email, to phone, try the local work site (craiglist.ca). At the end of the day, we have no positive response … no response elsewhere. A hard day for both of us.
Fortunately, Andrew and Amanda are hosts Topper. This Canadian couple is a couple of crazy bike preparing a world tour by bike in 10 years! Among them, there are bikes everywhere, between us and allowed us to install in their driveway, soaked;! Theirs then also in the entrance (do not imagine a huge entrance, bicycles often reduces on the show, shake up the dining table) on their cushions on panel; carpet, sculpture, especially in the head!
They are preparing to leave as soon as they have sold their apartment, while we live the calm before the excitement of departure crossed. We warmshowers their first year, a big event for them who shall receive a gaggle every year.
Andrew, who works at home (finally working …) passes the first day to help, very concerned about our future and our research. In 15 hours, we start to change bike-looking Amanda who works in the city center, Andrew took the opportunity to show us the bike paths in the city and urban views they offer. Amanda joined, we continue in the city center and enjoy the sun, a beautiful seaside road, magnificent towers radiate their brilliance, to go quietly at night. Balance of the day: a little over 30 kilometers traveled. The night will thighs a breather.
The next day we wake up happy; firm responded favorably to our request. We are expected to Cawston as soon as possible to help an organic farm to plant new trees. Two to three weeks of work, perfect!
To celebrate this, Andrew takes us to the mountain bike with him all afternoon. The mountain bike without suspension bike, nowadays it’s hard! Yet it takes us into the trails for children, but to no avail. We follow galley among the trees, trying desperately to roll between the roots that have the habit of going out in the mass of the earth. We go rinsed!
And say that we made the decision to go to Cawston, in the Okanagan Valley by bike the next day ….
cyclists in full force