It's the middle of the long weekend and the weather is completely cooperating. We were thinking of something to do and I suggested we get on the SkyTrain and head east. We generally use the transit system that tunnels beside our building to go to downtown Vancouver as it's so much easier than driving. We occasionally cross the river into Surrey for errands. However, we seldom travel to Coquitlam on the SkyTrain. Today, we did.
We changed trains at Lougheed Station and got on the Evergreen Line that runs through Port Moody and Coquitlam. We went straight to the end of the line at Lafarge Lake / Douglas.
It was a pleasant day to walk around the lake. Interestingly, it is a five-hectare man-made lake that was reclaimed and created in a former quarry. Some areas of the park were nicely landscaped.
And wouldn't you know, Jay managed to find a small grove of bananas! There are a great number of places in our area where the plants are grown as garden ornamentals. The season isn't long enough to support the maturation of actual fruit.
