Yesterday, I had a specialist appointment. Nothing to worry about but I found a specialist that had an office one block from here. When the doctor called, he said, "you will have to come to my downtown office"! It was across the street from St. Paul's hospital.
The weather report said "rain" and I don't like driving downtown. I know the building he's in as I've been there before. So, I checked the balance on my compass card, reloaded it and for the first time since COVID, we took the bus and Skytrain to town.
I loaded up my bag with disposable masks, Lysol wipes, Kleenex, and umbrellas! We parked at the South Surrey Park and Ride. Since September, Translink replaced the regular buses with double deckers! There were very few passengers and the front seats were not being used. No wonder, the legroom is lousy but the view was amazing.
I'm not a good videographer, but I think the change in light made it go fuzzy.
The weatherman was wrong, it didn't rain! It was 12C/54F cloudy but a nice day. We had a wonderful walk from Yaletown/Roundhouse station to Burrard Street. After the appointment, we had a delicious lunch at the Cactus Club! Usually in the summer we will take the bus and Skytrain and have lunch downtown. This year because of COVID we never went on transit.
Everyone we saw on transit was wearing a mask. People were standing instead of sitting beside a stranger! The bus and Skytrain were not busy and I must say we felt very safe. Most people walking downtown were wearing masks outside except the smokers and others that had a Starbucks coffee cup in hand.
On our way home, I took a picture of a cranberry field. The fields are flooded but no cranberries are floating yet. When they do, it's an awesome site.
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| Cranberry field off Hwy 99 south of Ladner Trunk Road |
This was a day I wasn't looking forward to, but it ended up an awesome day!
