Panama Canal 2014: Greetings from Vancouver

We traveled by train from Seattle to Vancouver last Thursday. We are staying at the YWCA Hotel right next to the stadium in downtown Vancouver. It is a very nice hotel and the location is terrific. Two blocks from the Skyline subway and a Costco! Lol! B has managed to buy his candy supplies for the casino crew and a few other goodies. Friday was our day to explore Vancouver but we did it in the rain! Rode the skyway around to several shopping malls and out to Granbury Island - a fun market place with shops, fruits and artisans. Boy the rasberries were as big as strawberries, but cost $7/pound! They sure looked yummy tho. Met up with a poker buddy, April, who took us to this great seafood restaurant where we thoroughly enjoyed a great lunch. As there is a casino in Vancouver, we naturally ended up there for the evening. I am down and bit but B won playing slots and is up - 55 cents!
We are off to board the ship today and will post a blog from San Francisco. Bon Voyage, Ya'll!!