Day 8 -Vancouver or "1159 miles west of Pembina, ND"

Since we were not impressed with the campground facilities at Knutsford, BC (particularly their water situation), we hit the road on to Vancouver. We headed south on highway 5A till it connected with interstate 5. It is a very scenic drive from Kamloop to Vancouver. We did not realize that Vancouver was so much like San Francisco! It is a very cosmopolitan area with a Chinatown, etc. We found an excellent RV park, Burnaby Cariboo RV Park - free showers and Internet! The grounds were very interesting. Scott took pictures - it will be easier for you to see than for me to explain! (Doesn't this look like something out of the Stepford Wives!?!) (This is one of the smaller RV spaces) (This was an RV wash across from our site.) We showered after getting settled and then headed into the city of Vancouver for dinner. Laurie found a place called "Yaletown Brewing Co." so we decided to check it out. We made reservations for 7PM and they would hold our reservation for 15 minutes past the reservation time. It took us a little while to get there, so Scott dropped Laurie and Allison off and went to park the 19' van! Allison and Laurie went in the restaurant and waited, and waited, and waited for Scott to show up. When he finally met up with us (30 minutes later), he was rather frazzled - he had a HECK of a time trying to find a place to park the van. He finally found a lot about 6 blocks away, for $20! After he settled down, (gulp, gulp!) we enjoyed a great meal. (Two babes waiting for the Dude, the dog stayed in the car at her own risk!) It was an interesting drive to and from the restaurant - through some of the seedier parts of Vancouver - like any large metropolitan area. (This was the seedier part!) We also saw some of the buildings we believe are being built for the 2010 Winter Olympics. When we got back to our camping area, we were all ready to call it a night. We have come to the realization that we are not going to have the time we need to explore Victoria Island. Allison is chomping at the bit to get back home and Scott and Laurie have decided that they will just have to come back - ON THEIR OWN - and enjoy the area at a later date! (Add it to the "Bucket List"!) Our plans are to head on down to the U.S. boarder tomorrow and spend some time driving highway 101 on the Washington/Oregon coast before heading home.