Dim summing it up

On the docket for the day was to have dim sum with Norm's cousin Flora's family. She has two kids; an older daughter and a son who are just a few years older than Addy and Reid. Eunice and Isaac are two very bright kids who were asking us who we thought were going to win the upcoming Canadian federal election. They picked us up from our airbnb and took us to a suburban Chinese restaurant for some yummy dim sum. We heard Kirin is the best dim sum in town but ours was pretty good too!

They're our kids now!

After dim sum we went to North Vancouver to Lynn Canyon for a hike. It was labour day so the park was pretty busy but like everything in Van, not as busy as Toronto. Nonetheless, the park was amazing! The air was so fresh and it was a fantastic day to hike; not too warm and not too cold. Around the hike were big rocks and waterfalls so we jumped from rock to rock to get away from the normal trail for a bit. We also walked to a waterfall that is infamous for taking several lives a year because people keep jumping off into the water not knowing that the water is shallow with lots of sharp rocks. Despite this, we saw some teenagers getting ready to jump (with a lot of hesitation).

Suspension bridge by the waterfall

Don't fall off Normmmm

We're so taaaaall

Norman = sloth

Rock hopping

High school kids doing their thing

Beautiful Lynn Canyon

After the scenic hike we did a quick pit stop at the salmon farming facility and then off to Granville Island. Granville Island is similar to St. Lawrence market in Toronto but much cleaner and with more street performers. We parted ways with Norm's family and explored the island ourselves. We had some really yummy ham and cheese croissant from a local organic bakery, raspberries and crab apples (yucky), and pepperoni sticks. I also got some colorful lollipops for Addy and Reid (and one for me!)

Fam pic

Lollies

Crabapple

Ham and cheese croissant from A Bread Affair

Pepperoni stickssss

Granville Island > St. Lawrence Market ?

After our bellies were semi-full, we made our way back home via seabus and met up with our Toronto friend, Rimoun and Vancouver friend, Doug for dinner. We took the skytrain to Burnaby to find suburban sushi. Unfortunately it was Labour Day and a lot of restos were closed :( We did eventually found a Korean owned sushi resto that was busy. The aburi was cheap and yummy but the sashimi was meh compared to the other restaurants in Van. While we were in Burnaby, Doug's hometown, we went to a local lookout point and visited Doug's family's house/mansion.

Rimoun!!

Secret lookout point

Vancouver house = Toronto Mansion

Bro session by the koi pond