RIDE TO HASTINGS PARK

on APRIL 30  i rode my bike from our house in DUNBAR to the PNE and HASTINGS PARK were EMPIRE FIELD is . that were the BC LIONS and the VANCOUVER WHITECAPS use to play before BC PLACE STADIUM was built in 1983. in 2011 they built a new EMPIRE FIELD wich was to be used wile BC PLACE was getting a new roof and other changes to the stadium. during that time i saw a BC LIONS game there it was neet to see a game there just like it was over 50 years ago. i rode my bike from our house to the BURRARD SKYTRAIN STATION wich took 40 min then got on the skytrain and onto the COMMERICAL ST SKYTRAIN STATION. when i got there i rode from there east on east 10th ave and onto LAKEWOOD DR wich is a bike street and from there on to ADANAC STREET and onto KASLO ST wich are all bike streets. then when i reached KASLO & HASTINGS ST i can see that i was near the PNE so i went east on HASTINGS ST and made it to main entrance of the PNE . from there i went onto HASTINGS PARK wich is at east end of the PNE and got there at 12.50pm wich took me hour&half to get to from DUNBAR. wile i was at HASTINGS PARK i rode around the park wich had playing fields and running track i was on the bike path wich went around the whole park wich you can see both ends of the park. then i had look around HASTINGS PARK and was amazed that this is were EMPIRE STADIUM use to be this place is  a very historic site in VANCOUVER history. then after looking around HASTINGS PARK  i head west back on to KASLO ST were i had stop over and had drink there at one  those fast food places. then after that i went back the same way i went to the PNE from the COMMERICAL SKYTRAIN STATION wich took me 25 min to get to and back. then when i got to the COMMERICAL SKYTRAIN STATION i got on the train to the BURRARD STATION and onto the ride home wich i got home around 2.50pm so this ride took over 3 hours but i got to see a part of EAST VANCOUVER i have never seen  like those streets LAKEWOOD DR ADANAC ST KASLO ST wich were neet to ride on and intresting to see that part of EAST VANCOUVER 

BIKE TO BURNABY

on april 19 2020 i left my house in DUNBAR and left around 11.45am and rode my bike to downtown VANCOUVER and on to the BURRARD SKYTRAIN STATION wich took 40 min to get there. when i got to the BURRARD SKYTRAIN STATION i got on the skytrain and went to the COMMERCIAL STATION . when i got to the COMMERCIAL STATION  i got off there and went on to east 10th ave wich had a bike lane and went east from there to the CENTRAL GREENWAY wich started at VICTORIA DR at east 10th ave. at that point there was the greenway wich went along the skytrain line so i went that way passing RENFREW ST and when i got to BOUNDARY RD i was going into BURNABY and went  all the way to the GILMORE SKYTRAIN STATION wich were the greenway ends. so i sat at the GILMORE STATION for wile then at 12.55 pm i left GILMORE STATION and went west back onto the CENTRAL GREENWAY and back to the COMMERICAL STATION wich took 25 min and went back onto the skytrain and onto the BURRARD STATION. when i go to the BURRARD STATION i rode for home and made a stop at the sunbway at west 2nd & BURRARD ST. after the stop over i went up BURRARD ST to the ARBUTUS GREENWAY and all the way to west 37th ave at ARBUTUS ST  wich is a bike way and all the way home from there wich i arived at my home in DUNBAR at 2.50pm. overal this ride to BURNABY took 3 hours but i got to see EAST VANCOUVER and part of BURNABY from a bike 

DOUBLE DECKER BUSSES

TRANSLINK has brought in new double decker busses to run on our highways between BRIDGEPORT STATION and the TSAWWASSEN FERRY TERMINAL and from NEWTON EXCHANGE in SURREY to BRIGHOUSE STATION in RICHMOND. they were brought in to service in late nov 2019 but in the first week of DEC 2019 i got to ride a double decker bus from NEWTON EXCHANGE to BRIGHOUSE STATION wich took over hour to get to. it was neet to go on a double decker bus going down the nordel hill and onto the ALEX FRASER BRIDGE and onto the highway 91 into RICHMOND  the bus was fraily crowed but you expect that since it was coming from surrey and contecting to the canada line in RICHMOND. then on DEC 14 2019 i rode onther double decker bus from BRIDGEPORT STATION to the TSAWWASSEN MILLS MALL wich only took half hour and it was interesting seening it go into the MASSEY TUNNEL wich was a bit scary but it was fun to see . i try to get one back but it was full so i got a bus at TSAWWASSEN MILLS and went to the tsawwassen ferry terminal and got one there leaving at 2.05pm that bus was not full at all since there was no ferry coming and it was great to see it go down the tsawwassen causeway and back into delta and onto the massey tunnel wich i find verry neet to see it from that end of the tunnel. the ride only took half hour to BRIDGEPORT STATION and was the last trip of the day for that bus the other double decker would do the run the rest of that day wich i saw on the web site TCOMM.BUSTRAINFERRY.COM and put in the bus number 19404 wich is the bus i was on from the TSAWWASSEN FERRY to BRIDGEPORT STATION . a transit driver told me there be more of these double decker busses on our roads in the lower mainland by JAN 2020 wich were built for our highways here in the lower mainland TRANSLINK ordered 32 of these busses and it going to be great travling on them here in the LOWER MAINLAND like they do in GREATER VICTORIA wich has them in there transit system wich i have been on them many times in the years going to VICTORIA

OAK BAY TO LANGFORD

on july 26 2019 i was in downtown VICTORIA and got a transit bus at the corner of DOUGLAS & JOHNSTON streets and got the bus no.2 to OAK BAY wich took only 10 min from downtown VICTORIA . when i got to OAK BAY i looked around the bay and the city of the name stake wich is a suberb of VICTORIA  and BEACH AVE in OAK BAY wich has great vieus of the bay . after that i walked around BEACH AVE i went up to OAK BAY AVE wich is the main street in the town were all stores are located . on OAK BAY AVE is were i got the no.2 bus back to DOWNTOWN VICTORIA and back to my hotel. then around 3.20pm i saw the no.50 bus at douglas and johnston streeet wich goes to LANGFORD and i got onto that and on my way to LANGFORD wich i got to see COLWOOD and VIEU ROYAL and the  BEAR MOUNTAIN.  i got off in LAGFORD out side the main part of town and saw the railway line that use to be the ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO RAILWAY that use run from VICTORIA TO COURTENAY wich was a passenger service wich was ended in 2011 but when i saw that railway line and a photo of the E&N passenger train on a railway box that was very historic to me.  then i saw the bus exchange and  were the no. 50 bus ends and the driver came out and says no.50 to DOWNTOWN so i got back on that bus and went back to DOWNTOWN VICTORIA . overal i was in LAGFORD for a very short time but overal i got to see one end of GREATER VICTORIA to the other wich is the WEST SHORE. for more info on transit serivce in GREATER VICTORIA go to BC TRANSIT.COM  and put in VICTORIA

SQUAMISH

on apil 20 2019 i went to SQUAMISH B.C. to see the railway museum wich is owned and operated by the WEST COAST RAILWAY ASSOCIATION wich i am member. i got to SQUAMISH on a new bus service that goes from YVR to WHISTLER wich is called YVRSKYLYNX. i got the bus in downtown vancouver  acroos the street from the BURRARD SKYTRAIN STATION i left there at 8.40am and arived in SQUAMISH at 9.45am. when i arived in SQUAMISH  i went to newport beach park at the south end of town to photograph the ship GROUSE ARROW. after that i walked back into town and got the transit bus to the railway museum wich only stoped 2 bloxs away from the museum that was great. i was in the muesum for over hour because they lot to see like the #2860 the ROYAL HUDSON and BC RAIL things like one of there CABOSSE and there BUD cars that use to run up and down there line from PRINCE GEORGE to NORTH VANCOUVER. after the railway museum i got the transit bus back to downtown SQUAMISH and got onther transit bus and went allover town wich was great i got to see most of squamish that way and and did not cost me much only $2 for that. when i got back in to downtown i just looked around the waterfront next to town and there was not much there so i had early meal and got the bus back to VANCOUVER at 5pm and arived back in DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER at 6pm overal it was great to go to SQUAMISH by bus you get to see HOWE SOUND all the way up and down wich was great for more info on YVRSKYLYNX go to there web site at yvrskylynx.com and info on the WEST COAST RAILWAY ASSOCIATION is at wcra.org

SEA PRINCE

THE SEA PRINCE was built in 1974 by MCDERMOTT SHIPYARD in MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA as the ROBIN VII  for the ROBIN INTERNATIONAL TOWING COMPANY of HARVEY LOUISIANA. in 1984 the ROBIN VII was acquired by CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES of SAN FRANCISCO CA and was renamed SEA PRINCE. when the tug was originally built she had a raised bow but when CROWLEY acquired her her bow was cut down. the SEA PRINCE is one of the third sea robin class tugs in the CROWLEY fleet. the SEA PRINCE is powered by two CATERPILLAR 3606-3 diesel engines for a rated 5.000 horsepower. her electrical service is provided by two detroit 6-71 generators. the SEA PRINCE gross tonnage is 198 and her net tonnage is 134. her port of regestry is SAN FRANCISCO CA

CCGS SIR WILFRID LAURIER

THE CCGS SIR WILFRID LAURIER is a light icebreaking and buoy tendering vessel for the CANADIAN COAST GUARD. THE SIR WILFRID LAURIER was built at CANADIAN SHIPBUILDING in COLLINGWOOD ONTARIO  in 1986. she was on of six icebreaking and buoy tenders built for the CANADIAN COAST GUARD between 1986-1987. the others that were built were the MARTHA L BLACK ANN HARVEY GEORGE R PEARKES EDWARD CORNWALLIS and the SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER. CCGS SIR WILFRID LAURIER is named after SIR WILFRID LAURIER wich he was PRIME MINSTER OF CANADA from 1896-1911. the CCGS SIR WILFRID LAURIER is based in VICTORIA B.C.  and the other 5 in the fleet are based in HALIFAX NS. the SIR WILFRID LAURIER has crew of 27 10 officers and 17 crew. on MARCH 23 2006 the SIR WILFRID LAURIER was involed in the rescue of the passengers and crew of the BC FERRY QUEEN OF THE NORTH wich ran aground at GILL ISLAND south of PRINCE RUPERT on BRITISH COLUMBIA NORTH COAST. two people died when the QUEEN OF THE NORTH sank at GILL ISLAND but the surviving passengers and crew were taken to PRINCE RUPERT. overal the CCGS WILFRID LAURIER has been a great service to the people of CANADA and to the people who live and work along the coast of BRITISH COLUMBIA