Biking around Stanley Park

photo by Dagwood

After Dagwood put the bikes back together, it seemed that a test ride was in order.  Fortunately, our hotel is really close to the seawall and we just rode a few blocks and were down by the water.  It was good to be out on the bikes in the sea air.  The seawall path is fantastic and soon takes you into Stanley Park.  You are right by downtown but riding along beaches full of herons, cormorants, gulls, and ducks.  Gorgeous. 

I got this blurry action shot of the blue heron.  Unfortunately, I did not get a picture of the racoon that ran out in front of me!  A wet, bedraggled racoon jumps up from the beach into the bike path and kind of stops, looks around and then realizes bikes are coming.  But he can't decide where to go-- back to the beach, stay in the middle of the bike path?  He kind of dances around for a minute but finally makes a break for the opposite side of the path and jumps into the tall grass.  I have never seen a racoon at the beach before.