Josh here. I've hijacked Laurens blog..
Summer has at last arrived in
Vancouver. I'm not sure what took it so long this year, it must have
got lost in the mail.
With a glimpse of summer and a free
Friday night, Lauren and myself were invited on a cruise with some
friends here in Vancouver. Not really knowing what to expect we
headed down to the Plaza of Nations Marina in Downtown Van where the
boat was moored. Conveniently it was located next door to where
Lauren earned her first income in months, The Edge Water Casino, but
that's a whole other story.
The company running the cruise was Golden Eagle Charters, a smaller privately owned charter boat that if
I recall correctly held up to 28 guests, which was good since you
tend to lose the personal touch with those larger boats.
Golden Eagle IV was the boat we headed
out on and the skippers name was Fly. You know when your skipper's
name is Fly you are in for a good time.
We headed out of the docks and made our
way past photo ops such as Granville Island(anyone who's been to Van
will know this place), Stanley Park and the modern hippy stretch of
beach, Kitsilano.
We had joined a sunset cruise which in
Vancouver at this time of year means 8 till 11. The sun sets late in
ole Van City. I can honestly say that seeing the city from the sea is
something you HAVE to do if you come to Vancouver. There was even a
few snow capped mountains bordering the city, it look like something
out of a post card.
It was BYO and I am still shocked to
find there an absence of pre-mixed whisky and cokes in Canada. After
sampling more than enough local beer over the past few months I
settled for premixed Jacks and Lemonade, which is a strange
combination. Half bogan/redneck drink of choice, Half Orange Mocha
Frappachino. It wasn't too bad, apart from the taste.
Drinks aside the cruise was great.
Someone even brought along Tofu dogs. Yep, apparently normal hot dogs
still have too much meat in them for some people. I tried one and it
wasn't too bad, but its definitely no Japadog that's for sure.
It was a bit chilly so we finished the
cruise off in the cabin, but the massive windows it still gave us
plenty of eye candy for the rest of the night. As the sun set in to
the horizon and we continued the cruise in to the night, the city lit
up like fireworks. If only I had a good enough camera to take some
snaps.
Despite being a little bit windy o the
way out, Golden Eagle IV cruised gracefully back toward harbour in
the now near perfect conditions. If your ever in town check our the guys at www.goldeneaglecharters.ca
It was a great night had by all aboard and now it was time to head to the Casino. But don't worry, Lauren's got a system.
