Vancouver, Canada
Dear friend, sorry its been awhile, but when you have no fixed structure to you time things can get a bit out of hand.
I have hooked up with some great guys, we abuse all the house rules, which are pretty liberal to start with, dodgy bars, and iffy clubs, pool tournaments, playing music till dawn and the best, jamming with a couple of guitars sitting on the roof, 6 am finishes are not unusual. The place is a dump and we are not helping, think Withnal and I and you wont be far wrong.
Love Vancouver, mountains, the ocean, the general vibe. I walked along the sea shore for a couple of miles, the Pacific waters crystal clear and saw a seal catching fish, but there is no litter on the shore line what so ever, not even a coke can. The water is a chilly 9 degrees.
The food is fabulous and so cheap, I can buy half an 18 inch pizza for 1.25 UKP, but you dont even want to know the kind of stuff that is piled up and sold in China town.
There is a vast farmers market and deli stalls that makes Selfridge's look second rate. The tomatoes taste of tomatoes the peaches are the size of melons and make you want to take a bight out of everything.
Went for a walk by myself through a 1000 acre ancient rain forest, massive trees twisted into malevolent shapes, straight out of Farngorm wood, very primordial.
I'm now moving on to Vancouver island, I've heard of a hippy place to hang out with some good surf.
I have hooked up with some great guys, we abuse all the house rules, which are pretty liberal to start with, dodgy bars, and iffy clubs, pool tournaments, playing music till dawn and the best, jamming with a couple of guitars sitting on the roof, 6 am finishes are not unusual. The place is a dump and we are not helping, think Withnal and I and you wont be far wrong.
Love Vancouver, mountains, the ocean, the general vibe. I walked along the sea shore for a couple of miles, the Pacific waters crystal clear and saw a seal catching fish, but there is no litter on the shore line what so ever, not even a coke can. The water is a chilly 9 degrees.
The food is fabulous and so cheap, I can buy half an 18 inch pizza for 1.25 UKP, but you dont even want to know the kind of stuff that is piled up and sold in China town.
There is a vast farmers market and deli stalls that makes Selfridge's look second rate. The tomatoes taste of tomatoes the peaches are the size of melons and make you want to take a bight out of everything.
Went for a walk by myself through a 1000 acre ancient rain forest, massive trees twisted into malevolent shapes, straight out of Farngorm wood, very primordial.
I'm now moving on to Vancouver island, I've heard of a hippy place to hang out with some good surf.
posted by Richard at
11:19 pm
