Canadia!

Day 5 -

Today was simple. Check out of the hotel, go to the Woodland Park Zoo only a few blocks away, then had up I-5 two hours to Canada and into Vancouver, B.C.

The Zoo was okay, nice little zoo, some really natural habitats, but as it was a cold rainy day, not much action was going on. A lot of bird exhibits at this zoo, but my favorite bird of all (the penguin) wasn't on display as they were redoing their new home.

The ride up north was easy, a bit rainy, but easy driving none-the-less.

The border crossing equally easy ... hand our passports over .. answer the standard questions (What are you doing here? How long will you be staying?) and drive on through. It was quicker than a Chicago toll stop.

Jen navigated me through downtown Vancouver (as the highway we are on goes THROUGH the city on normal city streets, not a freeway) and into North Vancouver where we found our hotel. (The North Vancouver Hotel)

This hotel is much nicer than the Travelodge and was easy to find. We get our bearings and later walk down the street to find dinner and found a quaint little Greek restaurant Kypriaki Taverna.
Quite delicious.

Now we decide what to do for the next few days