With the aid of our smart phones we selected a border crossing into Canada with the least wait time as we drove from Seattle to Vancouver. The start of a Gay Pride Parade in the vicinity of Stanley Park, our destination for the afternoon, made parking a hassle but we were soon on our rented tandem bicycle for a riding tour of the park.

I thought the tandem would allow me to shoot photographs from the rear position while Jeanine navigated from the front. For various reasons we soon switched positions and decided a subsequent tandem rental would not be good for our marriage. During our circumnavigation of the park we came across a game of cricket which we paused to observe. I am still not clear on the scoring of runs but I finally understand the basic tenants of the game now. When the teams paused for tea we continued on our tour.

Our final destination for the day was Robert’s Creek on the Sunshine Coast where we stayed with SideStix founders Sarah and Kerith who own a beautiful home overlooking Georgia Bay. We left our rental car in Horseshoe Bay and took the ferry to Langdale where we were met by our hosts. Kerith, the mechanical engineer and head of operations for the company proved that he was equally skilled as a chef, preparing an exquisite meal which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Nicolai will be doing an internship with SideStix this fall and we were shown the small cabin that Sarah and Kerith are renovating for Nico to live in while he is here.