Comments on: The temptations of road trips in the Greater Vancouver area

By: National Digital Media Day and Vancouver Bloggers Meetup 2008 « Random Thoughts of a Student of the Environment

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:42:22 +0000

[...] Rebecca kindly invited me to join her through her tour (and live-blog) of Metro Vancouver celebrating National Digital Media Day (September 25th, 2008) which is tomorrow. We’ll be liveblogging and visiting several municipalities along the way. I really value these kinds of “day trips”, and it’s actually the realization of something we had talked about a long while ago – going on a Metro-Vancouver-wide day trip. [...]

By: Raul

Raul — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:46:26 +0000

Absolutely, Maktaaq, we’d love it if you joined us!

By: Maktaaq

Maktaaq — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:04:10 +0000

There’s a great fishing hole my family used to go to in Pitt Meadows. I think I can find my way back there, if I could join this excursion next month….

By: Raul

Raul — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:17:44 +0000

We are not sure yet when we’ll head out, onyxdragun, but we’ll keep everyone posted!

By: onyxdragun

onyxdragun — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:48:56 +0000

I’ve never had Pho either. I should go next time they have it. I do occasional work for Stephen Fung on Futurelooks so that could be my in lol

Too bad I wont be in Pitt meadows when you guys drive by! I’ll be downtown for the weekend.

By: Raul

Raul — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:45 +0000

Hey Rebecca,

I’m totally up for a Sunday Drive! We should totally do it!

As for bowling, that also sounds *really* cool.

On the John Chow’s Weekly Pho – would you guys believe I’ve *never* had Pho? In 12 years in Vancouver, I’ve never had Pho.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:17:09 +0000

Hey Raul, a while back Metroblogging did a series on some cities outside of Vancouver that might be worth checking out, Maktaaq’s write up was about Maple Ridge – mine of course was about Surrey.

If you’re up for a Sunday Drive type of thing I suggest we (yes we because I’d like to go with you on one of your mini-road trips and know the Lower Mainland like that back of my hand) head out through Surrey to Langley, through Walnut Grove (maybe stopping to stretch our legs at Derby Reach park) then on to Fort Langley, drive around the Fort and check out the view, then take the Albion Ferry across the Fraser River over to Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission etc.

By: onyxdragun

onyxdragun — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:11:01 +0000

It’s not a bad idea.

Maple Ridge has a REVs.
Burnaby has a REVs.
Port Moody has an alley
There is one on the corner of SW Marine and Fraser in Vancouver
One on Commercial Drive.

I’m sure there are a bunch others

It would be like John Chow’s Dot Com Pho he holds each week in Richmond.

By: nancy (aka money coach)

nancy (aka money coach) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:58:07 +0000

ps I know that’s a really weird idea. that’s kinda the point.

By: nancy (aka money coach)

nancy (aka money coach) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:57:29 +0000

just had an idea reading both your post and the comment above. Maybe we should BOWL our way across metrovancouver. I’m the world’s lousiest bowler, but am ok with that. We could find a bowling alley in each city and play a game in each one – make a day of it. Or an evening, one bowling alley per month.

By: onyxdragun

onyxdragun — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:37:36 +0000

Hi! Pitt Meadows has 4 golf courses, a race track (think it’s private), a bunch of dike networks you can walk/run/ride horses on, 2 boat launches, a canoe rental place and of course it’s where Pitt Lake is located (the largest fresh water tidal lake in the world!)

Oh did I mention they have Rooster Country cabaret? lol Yea that’s right one (if not the) most popular country bar in the Metro Vancouver area. lol

As for maple ridge hrmm. Home of GoldenEars Provincal Park (camping, boating, hiking etc), bowling, paintball, dikes again, horses, hiking, umm I’m sure there are other things to go there. They do have Tommy’s Bar and Caddyshack Show Lounge.