Hello Vancouver!

I've been having a most relaxing vacation here in Vancouver.
That is, apart from driving into this city and within the city.  I don't seem to do very well with that part. It's all a little too frantic and fast paced for me.

But the weather has been perfect and Anita has kindly allowed us to stay in her condo so there's been lots of time to rest and adventure.  And happily we connected with the Smith family who were here picking up Erin from her SA trip.  I am so blessed by this family and their kindness.

Just being near Gayle makes me feel cared for on a level that doesn't happen very often.  She goes out of her way for others, making many sacrifices to make life as pleasant as possible for the people around her.  Even though she's got plenty of her own struggles. (for instance, the migraine she was dealing with on this walk...)

We had dinner together and spent an afternoon at False Creek. Amazingly enough their lovely daughter Jenna is also temporarily disabled so I had a wheelchair pal to roll with. These dear people just quickly learn to deal with transfers and wheelchairs and make it feel like it's just all part of the program.  They are such a gift.

The Lebanese food at this little place called Nuba was soooo good!

I've had to adjust to living on the 11th floor and the stomach flips that come with watching window washers rappell down the sides of incredibly tall buildings and people standing out on tiny balconies way too far above the earth.  You can zoom in to see the little man dangling off the top of the tallest building below...

I loved my time exploring English Bay with Patrice - enjoying Vietnamese takeout on the Beach and listening to some hauntingly beautiful Jewish music being sung by a woman with an angelic voice who was accompanied by three men playing an accordian, a guitar and a beat box.

The sunset was spectacular and Patrice managed to get me up the endless hill that was Davie street till we found our condo and settled in for the night.