First to Second Beach

There is so much going on between First and Second Beach (about a five-minute walk) that already I feel overwhelmed by the scope of this project.

There is a slight escarpment that separates the bike path from the seawall below, which in this section is for pedestrians only. It is along this pathway on top where Stanley Park is bursting at the seams with stuff: hot dog vendors dot the path while blue herons noisily nest in the treetops overlooking a rhododendron garden, and courts of tennis players dressed in white (a good camouflage for the rampant flurries of bird poo).

The lawn bowling club is next, just beside The Fish House, a fancy restaurant that boasts 3-course dinners for $29.95... Followed by a picnic pavillion, and two playgrounds, including basketball courts and a fire engine to play on. All this before the bustling swimming pool and concession stands at Second Beach.