The weirdness comes from the Eclipse, but it was that great weirdness that brings us together as Canadians. We took a walk along the water with our pieces of welding glass watching the sun disappear, as well as people pointing their cameras and eyes directly at the sun. I love the fact that the world is divided into two groups during an eclipse, people who believe it is more dangerous to look at an eclipse than it is to just stare at the sun, and those who think it's perfectly safe to leave their cameras and eyes fixated on the sun for the entire eclipse, unprotected. Much like politics, the middle ground is ignored. As weird as everything was, it was also very friendly with people sharing their various methods of watching the eclipse with those less prepared.
We followed our eclipse adventure with a walk in Stanley park. We saw wildlife around the park as well as at the aquarium. We also saw totem poles and other Canadian and Canadian related art. The only thing I don't understand about this beautiful patch of Canadiana is the name "Stanley". Who is this Stanley person, and how did they luck out having such a beautiful place named after them.
We finished our day in Canada the same way we start and finish all our postings, a quick dinner at Pizza Hut followed by panicked packing. The packing is just what happens on these moving trips, the Pizza Hut is a little stranger. For some reason the closest sit down restaurant to us whenever we come back or leave the country is Pizza Hut. Generally when we're leaving the next day we don't have time to explore options so it generally has to do.
P.S. I think this might be the last numbered chapter of this blog series, I keep forgetting what number I'm on and it seems kind of boring anyways.
P.P.S. I have written this blog a day late, so you'll likely see another blog very soon after this one. This chapter should have been posted yesterday.
Later