Drove to Vancouver from Seattle yesterday afternoon and booked into the Jericho Beach Hostel. After a night at the surprisingly comfortable and civilized hostel, I did my HIIT in the Kits Community Center gym and relaxed in their giant jacuzzi. The community center shower room has an area with hand driers mounted high up so you can stand under them. They should get some of the monsters I used at the Luxembourg Hostel–four times the size and on rails so you can adjust the height.

The Hostel and gym seem underpopulated considering how beautiful this part of Vancouver is. The hostel is in the middle of a beach side park! I think the locals are going to the States for their Victoria Day long weekend. They won’t find anything better…

The morning sun on my sidewalk cafe table right now brings joy to my heart!

I’m going to mark Victoria Day 2010 on my Calendar–that’ll be another good getaway.