COAL HARBOUR TO FALSE CREEK, STILL IN VANCOUVER

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Moving day today (Wednesday) from Coal Harbour to False Creek, still in Vancouver just a different bay and perspective – and right next door to Granville Island! False Creek Fisherman’s Wharf is a working marina catering to the fishing industry, so nothing fancy like Coal Harbour. The docks are tired but functional and there’s an awesome Fish and Chips stand at the top of the dock, GO FISH. Once we were settled in our slip and registered with the marina, that was our next stop and it didn’t disappoint. Beautifully prepared beer battered cod and halibut and 1 piece was plenty (huge). Afterwards we set out to explore Granville Island which is a combination of shops, restaurants, and boutiques with a huge farmer’s market in the center of the action. The farmer’s market has everything you can think of, like the most amazing produce, cheesemongers, bakeries, butchers, confectioneries, the list is endless. Being a foodie of course I wanted to see everything and go up and down every aisle. Soon John asked me “is there something in particular you’re looking for?” which was my clue that he wasn’t digging it as much as me, so I decided to come back later by myself and take my time! We went on a whaler cruise this afternoon to explore False Creek, super fun.

We both love Dim Sum so I found a place called “Little Bird Dim Sum and Craft Beer” nearby but not really walking distance so we hailed a Lyft and went there for an early dinner. Normally it’s a brunch meal for us but hey, brunch for dinner sounded good to both of us! It was a hole in the wall, long and narrow, and reminded me of someplace you’d find in New York City. As we entered the restaurant I noticed they were displaying Michelin rating signs for the past 3 years which is a huge acknowledgement of excellence, that was a good omen! We sat down for dinner and ordered from a paper pad where we circled the items you wanted then handed it to a server to fulfill. The craft beers we chose were delicious and the dim sum was spectacular! It was freshly made on the spot and just exceeded my expectations. After dinner it was such a pleasant evening we decided to walk to our next destination about 1.2 miles away. We had tickets for a show at the Planetarium featuring the music of Pink Floyd set to visuals of the atmosphere along with intermittent lasers. It was kind of hokey but only lasted 45 minutes and the sound system was fantastic. The walk to to the Planetarium took us through the most beautiful neighborhoods in the Point Grey district, which I later discovered is where you find $30m homes – it reminded me of our Madison Park neighborhood, beautiful stately traditional homes with remarkable mature landscaping and tall hedges. It seemed all of Vancouver was out enjoying the beautiful weather. Numerous groups of bikers went whizzing past us, lots of folks walking their dogs or pushing a baby carriage (and in some cases pushing a doggie carriage). On our route was Kitsilano Beach which had an enormous public pool on one side of the walking path and a beautiful golden sand beach packed with sunbathers on the other side. This was one of those nights where it was still 80 degrees at 7PM which is rare especially when the beach faces the Georgia straits where the cool wind normally prevails. After the show we decided to walk all the way back to the marina to get more steps in but now it was dark. I have to say Apple Maps was disappointingly wrong on a number of occasions for walking purposes, but we managed to find our way back to the harbor anyway, logging 4.8 miles of walking for the day – much needed!