Early the next morning, we were up and out of Victoria as
soon as we could make it happen. We headed straight to the ferry for the
mainland and had no more than a fifteen minute wait this time.
Once loaded, I went right up to the top deck and found
the fresh air. Very soon I was talking with a guy named Steve, a civil engineer
by trade and born in Saskatoon, but now living in Edmonton. Steve talked a mile
a minute without breathing—I
do not remember seeing him take a breath for the next two plus hours. Steve had
built roads all across Canada and had done construction in the Middle East—he had some fascinating
stories to tell about working in hospitals in Jordan and Israel.
It was almost a full hour and a half into our discussion
that Steve finally revealed his mission this morning—Steve was there to convert me and save my soul for
Jesus Christ. He had taken early retirement from his job and his entire life
was now spent saving the needy from their doomed fate. I learned all about the
Four Beasts: the Lion with eagle wings – England and the USA, the Bear –
Russia, the Leopard – India and the Dragon – China. He even showed me where I
could find 666 at any time—the
numbers serve as the parentheses for all bar codes patterns according to Stave.
The guy was a wealth of knowledge.
Because of Steve’s breathing pattern, I never had the chance
to tell him I was a convert—he
coulda tagged me and moved on to some needy soul. So I sat and listened for the
entire trip, all the way up to the announcement to head back down to our
vehicles.
Once back on the mainland, we headed for North Vancouver
to spend the morning in one of their really nice parks. Without much insight as
to where would be best, we took the turn-off to first one we came to, Lynn
Valley Canyon Park. This turned out to be a real surprise.
Lynn Valley Canyon Park
Suspension Bridge entrance to park area
Baden
Powell Trails
Beautiful area
On our way back to the highway, we stopped into Browns
Social House for the Granville Island Brewery –Seasonal (Hey Day Hefelweizen at
$5.25 a Sleeve) and a Hickory Burger. Soon we were refreshed and on our way
again.
Getting to the Ballpark (Nat Bailey Stadium – over 100
years old), we were in time for batting practice and had a chance to take in
the real flavor of the grand ole’ park—really
a treat.
Nat Bailey Stadium (100+ years old)
I got one of the ushers to take our photo (Dilin, Joseph and me)
Check out our new hats!
Nat Bailey Stadium Scoreboard
I tried my hand at getting a shot of the ball leaving the
pitcher’s hand or the batter’s bat, but due to the protection screen between us
and the field, I did not get any real good shots this time.
Ball leaving the pitcher's hand
Action on the base paths
Minor League digital dot race (more live
action that
at the Big League ballparks)
All the ground crews seem to have taken up
dancing
during their mid-game refurbishing tasks
The Tri-City Dust Devils scored early and never
relinquished their lead, defeating the Vancouver Canadians 4 to 2. A great
minor league ballgame with a whopping 4006 in attendance.
Before you knew it we were on our way to the Surrey Day’s
Inn and a good night’s sleep after the ball game.
More to come soon.
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