People have a need to compartmentalize time. Making order of our lives through chronological markers, for some reason, makes us feel better. Each time Canada Day rolls around, we notice this phenomenon.
We initially arrived just a few days before one to start life in Canada. So, we count the passing of each national birthday party. Yesterday was the eleventh. It was interesting to visit a place so close to where we stayed during our first Canada Day but to where we'd never ventured.
This is CRAB Park at Portside. It's not far from downtown but we needed to walk all the way through Gastown to get to Main Street. The road passes over the train tracks there.
It was nice enough and just a stone's throw from Canada Place although the tracks keep it quite separated from the city. We don't mind slightly unsavoury sorts so weren't bothered walking there near midday. We got the feeling it might not be the best family-friendly place after dark though. The Vancouver Park Board website says it's called
CRAB Park at Portside for a neighbourhood action committee,
Create a
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Beach, and not for the shellfish.
