Day 3 again

Sunday Feb. 21st

Iain warned me that I wouldn't have alot of time to do my blog and I guess he's right (and wearing his 'I'm right' T-shirt).Oh well, I have some 'spare' time in between our 3 events today so I will comment on Days 3 and 4 all in one go!

Thankyou to those of you who are following along and have commented on Facebook or by E-mail. Iain's Mum is having difficulty posting a comment - anyone else?

I posted our itinerary for Day 3 on my last posting so will just fill you in on some of the details.
It was another gorgeous day in Vancouver and Iain and I spent the morning on Granville Island with it's unique shops, restaurants, art galleries etc. We lined up for the best fish and chips in Vancouver(Ihad the scallops) at 'Go Fish' a small outdoor restaurant surrounded by beautiful condos, which border the marina and all its lovely boats...did I mention retiring in this area?! Speaking of line ups, we are lining up for everything in Vancouver. n most cases, they move quickly and you meet alot of great people in line from all over the world.
We sat outside to eat and soaked in the sun before making our way to the ferry (another lineup) back over to the City Centre. We walked through the hub of Olympic activity, Robson Square, to find the bus we needed to take to the figure skating venue, the only one of our venues that takes a while to get to.
Another little aside - we met a lovely couple, who were originally from Port Dover, on the ferry. In the washroom lineup, at the Pacific Coliseum, the lady in front of me was from Port Dover too and the two had no connection to each other - what a small world!
Our first destination, once inside the arena, was to meet Alma and Joe Moir, Scott Moir's parents, for a much needed calming glass of wine (or two) before the Original Dance Event - the first of 2 absolutely magical performance by this so very talented, very connected pair. After, Scott and Tessa had completed their 'tango' Scott mouthed 'Oh Baby' and I knew from the look on his face that he was going to be unbeatable!
We had to leave quickly so as to make it back downtown for the Sweden/Finland hockey game . We chose to take a taxi instead of the public transit but this decision was probably not the best as the bus system is much more organized than the taxi system. We did make it to the game, just in time, and arrived to a very loud arena once again. The rivalry between the Swedes and the Finns is almost as intense as the Canada/US rivalry. Caileigh is quite partial to Swedish guys, ever since her time in Sweden last May, so Iain took some photos of some Swedish supporters just for her!
Sweden has a very strong hockey team and handled the Finns easily.