Homeward Bound

After four or five miles walking in great weather, all that tiresome beer and flatbread, we decided it was time to head home. Fortunately, there was a ferry available.

Vanvouver Water Taxi

A trip to Granville Island usually ends in a water taxi ride, under the bridge and back to the Aquarium.

Dockside Brewing Company

It is a nonsense that Granville Island Brewing only allow a single beer, however, a five minute walk away is the Dockside Brewing Company, where ridiculous quantities of beer may be consumed without anyone raising an eyebrow. The Dockside Restaurant is in the heart of the Granville Island Hotel. This is the Railspur IPA, a robust and very well hopped creation. As responsible pedestrians we enjoyed an amazing pesto based flatbread with panko breaded goat's cheese, tomatoes and a balsamic reduction.

Granville Island Brewing Company

The first stop is in the ideal place, Granville Island Brewing. We both drank the IPA and watched all the people crushing into the place. Of course, as it is a brewery, local bylaws mean we could only have one (without donning a disguise that is).

Journey to Granville Island

After stopping off at what is arguably the best cake shop in the world (Notte's Bon Ton Pastry and Confectionary) we reached Granville Street again, our early afternoon destination was to be Granville Island. On this particularly busy Saturday it was obvious that being on foot was by far the best option. Granville Street was not busy, but down at the entrance to the "Island" it was motoring chaos.

Vancouver Saturday

An early breakfast beer (well, technically it was afternoon) at the Wolf and Hound down in Kitsilano. This was a nice hoppy "Fat Tug" IPA which was closely followed by delicious flat bread with goats cheese, roasted garlic and balsamic salsa. I highly recommend this pub, excellent atmosphere and great selection of interesting beers.