Rob-n-Hild, oot and aboot eh? Sorry - 2022
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Richmond |
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Well, we had a day off from driving and walking today (after three
weeks!), replacing it with a day of chatting with Vivian Rygnestad -
a relative of Hild who we are staying with here in Richmond. We did
have some leisurely walking, but nothing to register and both Mary
Jane and Max had a day off.
We were well rested and were ready to explore Richmond with Vivian's help. A snap shot of the three of us in front of Vivian's house before we were on our way. |
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| A short drive brought us to the banks for the Fraser River across from the airport. Clearly a part of town that people enjoy on foot or by bike. Much of Richmond is also below sea level so we admired the dikes built up along the river and learnt about the drainage system and pumps keeping flood water out and houses dry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Our main goal for today was to walk around the town of Steveston where
First Nation fishermen worked and Japanese fishermen arrived to start a new life.
Vivian showed us around Garry Point As today was the Victoria Day holiday, there were a lot of people in the park - which is a bit of a shock to us having been wandering around much less popular places recently, but it was nice to be a part of the hustle and bustle again. People were walking, running, having a picnic, flying kites, and just kicking back. There were fishing boats, tourist boats zooming past looking for whales, and big tankers moving slowly through to the upstream harbour. So much drift wood was lying around making for great photo opportunities. |
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| There was a monument to fishermen who have lost their lives at sea since the early 1900s. The monument was shaped like the netting needle fishermen use. Very beautiful. There is also a Japanese Cheery Tree Garden, recognizing the contribution of Japanese immigrants who came to this part of Canada and whose descendants are still a big part of the community. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A museum was to be found where the Gulf of Georgeia Cannery was. We didn't go in beyond the gift shop, but studied the installations outside. Maybe when we come back we can go because our Parks Canada family pass should grant us access. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| We continued our saunter to Steveston Wharf. There was many fishing boats and also a warning sign about active sea lions - although they must have been on a break because we saw none!. Fishermen were selling seafood straight off the boats - particularly live spot prawns being weighed out and bagged up for the freshest catch of the day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This gave us an appetite for seafood so we ate clam chowder and cod/haddock and chips at a restaurant overlooking the harbour. It was still very busy and we had to wait for a table, but it was worth it! Thank you for recommending it, Vivian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Then back home for tea and more chit-chat with lots of discussion
about Rygnestad relatives. Vivian has been very good at keeping in
touch with all of the Laudal branch of the Rygnestad "clan" so we were filling in the bits on the "slekstreet"
and generally catching up. What a lovely relaxing day before we take the ferry to
Vancouver Island tomorrow.
(About our tree: www.rygnestad.net/family/genealogy/index.htm) |
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May/June 2022