Stanley Park

The first of July is Canada Day, and there are a number of things to do on this day. In Steveston there is a huge and very popular fair. I kind of wish we had checked it out, but we had the dogs and it was warm. 100,000 people is the expected crowd, so we thought we would leave it for another year. Instead, we stopped at Stanley Park which is a popular park in the centre of Vancouver. I have spoken about it briefly before, but we only went to the playground on the outskirts before. This is a huge park with so much to do that you could spend all day and more taking it all in. Many people hire bikes and cycle around the park, which has a forest, lawned areas for picnics, a mini train, artists corner, creeks, fountains, playgrounds, marina, sporting facilities and more. As you can see, there was cricket being played in the park this day - it was a legitimate match. Most of the players appeared to be Pakistani. It looked very serious. This is not the first time we have seen cricket in Canada, and with so many Pakistani and Indian migrants. I can only hazard a guess that the popularity of the game is likely to gain momentum - much to Ashley's joy and my misery.