On the wall in my bedroom, there is a photography of Vancouver. That is because I lived this city when I first visited it eight years ago. So I had a lot to look forward to when I left Whistler this morning.

My bike was decorated with a Canadian flag that I found lying in the ditch one of these days after Canada Day. I didn’t bring any flag on this trip, but when I saw this flag lying there, I thought that was a sign for me to bring it along.

The first thirty kilometres were mainly downhill, so I made good progress in the morning. My first intermediate goal for today was the town of Squamish where I had a quick lunch in the restaurant under the Golden Arches.

From there the route was following a sound, so I had the sea on my right hand side all the time. It was a very scenic route, but unfortunately a lot of traffic as well.

When I came to Horseshoe Bay after 100 kilometres, I had to decide whether I wanted to take the bus from here or continue for another 20-25 kilometres and cycle all the way downtown. During the morning, certain body parts were hurting so much that I thought there was no way I would even reach Horseshoe Bay. I was about to jump on a bus from Squamish already. But by the time I reached Horseshoe Bay, it was too tempting to cycle all the way downtown, along the coastline, over the bridge to the city centre and between the skyscrapers. So that’s what I did in the end.

I reached my hostel on Granville Street at six o’clock. After two weeks of cycling and lots of great experiences, I now have time to relax and enjoy the big city life in this awesome city. I might post some more pictures on Instagram, but for this blog, it’s over and out for this trip. Thank you for following! Until the next time.

Vancouver skyline