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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Walking Group 12 June

We went to Steveston we took the 20 to Hastings/Richards and walked down to Canada Line and took it to Rrichmond Centre and caught the 4l0 at bay7 to Steveston.  It was a beautiful day out there we all enjoyed it. We saw the Britannia Shipyard Museum, (their web is www.richmond.ca/britannia . Stayed there till 2:30 and then left on the 4l0 and decided to stay on the 410 and go to 22st Station and come back on skytrain to Broadway Station at 4:00 PM.
Walked lead by Marilyn
Steveston, Richmond BC
http://www.stevestonivillage.com/
Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond, British Columbia, a community in Metro Vancouver.
Location of Steveston in Metro VancouverSteveston village is a historic salmon canning centre at the mouth of the South Arm of the Fraser River, on the southwest tip of Lulu Island in Richmond, British Columbia. Since 1945 it has hosted an annual Steveston Salmon Festival on July 1, Canada Day. The most southwestern tip of this southwestern suburb contains Garry Point Park, one of few parks in the Lower Mainland with suitable wind and space for kites to be flown.[citation needed] Garry Point Park also contains the Steveston Fishermen's Memorial.


Above from left to right is Jean, Ken, Linda, Judy, Odette and Marilyn (leader)


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