Our flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver was excellent. We were seated in the upper deck which was very exciting and our 4.30pm departure is a perfect time to fly with children. Ryder played a little, had his dinner then went off to sleep for the rest of the night, we had to wake him for landing. Cooper travelled well also, watching a little TV then out for the night. We arrived in Vancouver at about midday but spent at least two hours at immigration getting our work visas. All of our documents were in order but it just took ages for the customs officers to review all of the documentation then prepare the visas for our passports. Luckily our 10 pieces of luggage had been collected and were sitting on a three trolleys when we finally got to the baggage area. We hired a stretch limo to take us (and our bags) to the hotel however by this stage we couldn’t care less as we were worn out and sick of travelling.
Baths and showers at our hotel in downtown Vancouver made all that better and we ventured out for some dinner. Steve noticed lots of people in jerseys, there was a Vancouver Canucks ice hockey game on at the stadium at the bottom of our street! We rushed to the arena and made it to our seats for the second period (there are three periods in an ice hockey game). The Canucks were playing the Carolina Hurricanes and the crowd was going crazy, it was so loud and the four sided video screen in the centre of the arena was massive. It was great to watch, very fast and rough, the Canucks beat the Hurricanes 5 -1, the home crowd was a great motivator. The arena was completely full of Canucks fans it seemed, heaps of jerseys, killer whale mascots and so much junk food. It was a great night and we walked home with the rest of the crowd, it felt a bit like leaving an AFL game!
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