We were awoken this morning by a cacophony of noise from the pond below our window and a closer inspection revealed three Canada Geese rather than two - however after a brief flurry the intruding male was chased away by the local one and the pair flew up onto the tree stump in front of the window before returning to the pool.
When we booked to fly back from Vancouver we had some difficulty finding a flight back and both we and the travel agent were puzzled. However what we subsequently realised was that the Winter Olympics were on! Getting to an event at short notice would have been difficult but we travelled into Vancouver for the day to 'feel the experience'. With the events being in diverse locations the Olympi
c torch had been set up on the Waterfront and parts of the city had been closed off for pedestrians only. The Canadian TV 'anchors' for the time were located on a trailer in the middle of this area and as we passed the Canadians had won yet another Gold Medal to add to there considerable haul - to much applause and cheers from the crowd who all burst into the National Anthem. Apparently there was significant oppposition to the games before they began but that has receded in the light of the success of the event. The streets were therefore packed with enthusiastic Canadians with slogans of 'Go Canada Go' everywhere - even on the buses....We found time too to walk around the local park and found this raccoon foraging away...
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