Burning rubber in Canada- Part 15 , Bye Bye Vancouver

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   It was a bright day today the overcast sky had got cleared and the weather had become very pleasant. Today we decided to visit Stanley park and do cycling around the park.
    After a quick breakfast we  headed for the Stanley park. Stanley park is situated on the Vancouver coast . Apart from having a rose garden , toy train it has a beautiful cycling track . By the time we reached the park with our hired cycles , the sun was already up and bright.

   The park is spread across 405 hectors. It opened in 1886, earlier this land was earmarked for military fortification to guard the Vancouver harbor. The park is named after Lord Stanley ,16th Earl of Derby . Unlike other large parks it is not creation of landscape architecture rather than evolution of forest. Most of the attraction were made from 1911-1937 .

  Most of the park is densely forested it has about 200 bird species and variety of animals.

Dense forest inside the park

Bay view

Cruise liner

   We almost did 20 Kms of cycling. The park was full of people but not a single place did I see rowdy picnickers or un clean cycle route .

Residential complex near the park

Jetty

  After spending about 5 hrs in the park it was time for lunch, today we had decided to have only Indian meals . A short distance from the park there was this nice Indian restaurant run by a couple from Haryana. They earlier had different carriers but now were into restaurant business for sheer love of serving good quality food ,their menu was very different, it was simple but perfectly prepared .

Malhar having masala tea

   After lunch we were back to our hotel for a well deserved rest . We woke up  to another pleasant evening  and decided to head for another Indian restaurant for dinner.

   We reached Original Tandoor restaurant which was run by second generation family from Punjab . All items in menu had authentic Punjabi taste . After sumptuous food we were back in the hotel.

Original Tandoor

Original Tandoor

      Before I reached the room I thanked the our wonderful ride- VW Atlas she was  our home for more than 25 days , not a single mechanical fault not even flat tyre .

Our beautiful mount VW Atlas

Bye Bye  beauty

    It was time to call it a day . Tomorrow my next adventure starts as I back pack across to Toronto and Montreal , while Deepak ,Shaunak,Netrali and Malhar go back to their home in San Jose,California . 

  

   This trip was very special  not only from adventure point of view but  as a family we grew a strong bond . I was meeting Netrali my cousin sister after 17 yrs and my  nephews after their birth , learned a important lesson of maintaining family ties .Without them my trip would not have been so beautiful and memorable .Thank you Netrali,Deepak ,Shaunak and Malhar . With heavy heart and promise to do another wonderful trip in coming year I had to bid them bye . Welcome Toronto.

Ride Safe Firm Saddle