A few months ago we learned that Mr. Stannix would be away for two weeks while attending to work related trainings and meetings. We decided to drop the kids at Gramma and Grampa's for a few days so that I could go out and visit him half way through. He picked me up Saturday morning at the Vancouver airport. It was such a relief to see him waiting for me at the baggage claim. He planned out the day and after renting a car we were on our way to Stanley Park for the morning. We stopped at a little bike rental place and got ourselves a double bike to explore the park. It had been at least five years since I had ridden a bike, so I was super nervous! I also have a hard time giving up control (even in a canoe right Hun?). We pushed the bike to the street, hopped on, and hoped for the best! We had a bit of a wobbly start and I was scared for my life for the first 15 minutes or so, but we got pretty good! The trickiest part about riding in the back is timing. As soon as Mike started peddling, my peddles moved whether I wanted them to or not, and when he stopped, they stopped.
After some awesome navigating by my handsome hubby, we made it all the way to Prospect Point. My tush was pretty sore from the awful bike seat and the bathrooms were our first pit stop (just for me).
We wandered around a bit, debated getting some over-priced food, and checked out the view.
Then we snapped a selfie in front of the Lions Gate suspension bridge.
On the way back we biked the shoreline and enjoyed a glorious ocean breeze.
I kind of felt like a grandma, but we honestly had so much fun! I can now put another check mark on my bucket list. We finished of our bike ride with lunch at the cactus club and then made our way back to the car for our drive to Whistler.
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