Refreshing archival material

This blog had long been relegated to the category of missing and, perhaps, forgotten. After looking at the pictures, I decided it might be worth giving the whole thing a new look. With that in mind, here goes...

TRIP DATE: 2005-07-14

Archive of older kayaking trips

False Creek in downtown Vancouver

Satellite view down False Creek (See Google Earth)
A view to the north side of False Creek (Yaletown) shortly after having launched and paddled under the Burrard and Granville street bridges

Marinas abound along the False Creek foreshore. 
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We pass the seawall along False Creek's south shore (great for biking!) 

One of the charms of False Creek - and a constant source of controversy (yes, I'd like free moorage too!) - are the number of boats "squatting" on the water.  

BC Place Stadium looms into view as we pass under the Cambie Street Bridge. 

It's hard to be anywhere near downtown Vancouver without catching a glimpse of BC Place Stadium. 

We may be on vacation, but this is a reminder that others are still working: the loading of a barge. 

False Creek is as much about industry as it is leisure: a gravel barge being loaded from the south shore. 

The Science World "golf ball" comes into view as we pass the gravel barge. 
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Paddling the south shore of False Creek with a view towards the north and the Plaza of Nations. 

Paddling the south shore of False Creek with a view towards the north and several prominent Vancouver landmarks: BC Place Stadium's white "marshmallow" roof, the revolving restaurant on the Sears building, and the copper roof of the old Sun building. 

Science World: the sphere that was the defining symbol of EXPO 86. 

We tried our best to abide by the law ;-) 

The seawall (great for walking and biking) with a bit of Yaletown behind it. 

The Plaza Of Nations, another EXPO 86 legacy. 

Drifting along the north shore of False Creek, with a view south over Vancouver. 

Cormorants roosting on a bizarre, modernistic sculpture that I think I recognize from EXPO 86 (I must look into that). 

Until I started kayaking, I never realised how numerous Cormorants are in these waters. Passed beneath these birds, we also learned that they poop huge quantities. 

The ubiquitous Canada Geese (looking south). 

The former site of EXPO 86 is now a highrise neighborhood -- Yaletown. 

Having come back from Science World along the northern shore of False Creek, we now turn to the southern shore and the music coming from the Granville Island Market. 

Approaching the Granville Street Bridge from the east. 
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The beach in front of the Maritime Museum. A couple of years ago, the girls and I visited this beach on our bikes and noted that, while great for swimming, it was a "doggy" park. This time, Hanne and I noticed that the dog portion of the beach had been fenced off and separated from the main beach area. 

After a short look into the bay in front of the Maritime Museum, we head back to the Vanier Park boat ramp (Vancouver's West End in the background). 

Kayaking False Creek in downtown Vancouver

Satellite Image of our route (courtesy Google Earth)
Kayaking False Creek in downtown Vancouver (2005-07-14)