May 21 2010 arrival to Vancouver in the evening
Elaine/ Warren Cheng arrive Vancouver Airport (9:15pm) and stay in Fairmont Water front Hotel on 900 Canada Place Way (604) 691-1991. Be sure to ask for a wake up call at the lobby for the 6:30 am PCL pick up bus the next morning.
May 22 2010 Victoria visit
Elaine/ Warren leave for Victoria ( 9-am ferry).
Joel has purchased 2 PCL tickets to Victoria electronically under the name Elaine Cheng. Elaine, be sure to print out the pdf confirmation, keep it together with your travel documents to bring to Canada. Present it to the driver who will come and pick you and Warren up at 6:30 am the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel entrance. Be at the entrance say by 6:20 am.
Aldric Lui and Tracy/Peter Leung will be driving to Victoria. Joel has made reservations for their vehicle both trips. They just have to arrive at Tsawaasen ferry terminal any ticket booth between 8-8:20 am to present the conrfimation print out and they can drive onto the ferry no car lineups required. They will meet Elaine/Warren on the ferry cafeteria ( 5th floor ) or use the cell phones to communicate.
Here is the direction to Joel's home: Drive down Hwy 17 when you leave the ferry, take the Royal Oak Drive exit on your right. A big exit once you see/pass Elk Lake on your right. Follow the exit, pass Beaver Lake Park, pass Howard Johnson Hotel, pass Royal Oak traffic light onto Saanich West road traffic light. Turn left and travel a short distance may be less than 1 city block, make a right turn into a small street when you see Petro Can gas station on your left, pass a Pedestrian cross walk. This street is Viewmont Ave. Follow it all the way at the end it will become Viaduct Ave., East turning right. My house is about the 7th greyish blue Hardy plank siding split level home with an old basket ball set on the drive way , 763 Viaduct Ave., East. Call me if you are lost in Royal shopping Center (250) 727-2745, my home phone is not listed in the phone book so please take note.
Joel plans to welcome them to his home for causal lunch to save time, then take them to Butchart Gardens, and downtown Victoria, Empress Hotel, Parliament Buildings, dinner at Sampan restaurant, then Elaine/Warren can join Peter/Tracy/Aldric in their vehicle back at Swartz bay ferry terminal by 8:15 pm for the last 9 pm ferry back to Tswaassen (Vancouver) terminal. Be sure to present the returning reservation confirmation print out to the ticket booth. Once in Richmond in Peter/Tracy's home, Elaine/Warren can call a taxi back to Fairmont Water front hotel.
May 23 2010 back to Vancouver visit
Joel will be driving to Vancouver. Stanley Kwok said he will show Elaine/Warren and Frederick/Stella around Vancouver. Joel will be in contact later on that day and might or might not join them.
May 24 2010 Vancouver St. Mark's reunion luncheon/Stanley Park tour
11:00 am - dim sum at Victoria Chinese Restaurant (1088 Melville St. Vancouver). Parking till 6 pm is paid for by restaurant. Parking is underground, entrance on Burrard St. Hyatt Regency Hotel (655 Burrard St.) or on Melville St. Make sure you just get parking tickets without paying to be presented to restaurant staff at end of meal who will provide payment card to pay parkade when you leave parking. The tickets are good until 6 pm so we can walk to Stanley Park instead of driving weather permitting instead of driving to Stanley Park.
Directions for Vancouver classmates not driving : If taking Sky Train, exit Burrand Street. If taking Canada Line, exit Vancouver Center. Warren and Elaine can probably just walk from Fairmont Waterfront Hotel to 1088 Melville St. downtown may be 4 city blocks ?
2:00 pm - Stanley Park Aquarium Parking lot. Visit Aquarium . Bicycle tour of entire park if weather is nice or stroll along the sea wall.
6:00 pm - dinner not yet decided, open.
May 25 2010 Vancouver St. Mark's reunion tour
Free day for Elaine/Warren/Fred/Stella. Joel will be in contact. Intentively a day trip to Capilano Suspension bridge, Salmon hatchery and Mrouse Mountain.
May 26 2010 Vancouver
Elaine and Warren on board the cruise to Alaska ?
Joel going back to Victoria possibly Fred/Stella can join him with a visit Victoria ?