Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Had only booked two nights in Vancouver upon disembarking cruise ship, merely as a day spare to plan ahead. Thought it wouldn’t be a problem to extend my stay in the Pan Pacific. It was only late yesterday evening that I finalised my plans for the last 10 days of the trip. Necessitates staying an extra night in Vancouver.
Except.
The Pan Pacific is sold out tonight.
So.
Have to move hotels.
For one night only.
Fortunately, there’s a room at the inn across the road. The Fairmont Pacific Rim (https://www.fairmont.com/pacific-rim-vancouver/) also, thankfully, has harbour and mountain view rooms. But from a slightly different angle to that which I have been used to.
Had a brief pause in my mammoth catch up on admin day. Decided I needed some fresh air and a bit of exercise after lunch so was going to go for a walk in Stanley Park. But then saw some electric bikes in the hotel lobby. Bike guy said they were electric and you could get up to 30km/hr on them. So, dear reader, I naturally assumed the battery propelled the bikes and all I had to do was sit on it and do nothing.
Nice leisurely ride coasting around Stanley Park, I thought.
Only after a few blocks do I realise that I actually have to cycle and the battery only acts as a booster.
Whoever said cycling was nice, was wrong. It’s like sitting on a razor blade.
After an hour, back in room, knackered with a sore bum!
I am not designed for bikes.
