Boardwalk on Finn Slough
On the last weekend in October, Leo had an ALS fundraising workshop in Richmond, so I came along for the ride.
On Friday we checked out Granville Island with friends Ken and Sue.
While Leo was workshopping on Saturday I went touristing in the Richmond area.
First off I went to Finn Slough, an old Finnish fishing community located on the water on the south end of Lulu Island.
There are still shacks and houseboats and a few fishing boats on the slough. To the west you can walk along the dike.
After that I headed to Steveston for lunch. Then I discovered the Cannery museum was free till the end of 2017 (as part of the free National Parks for Canada's 150th anniversary). So I spent a few hours checking out the displays and learning how a cannery worked.
It was interesting to read about how the cannery jobs were divided up based on ethnicity (White, First Nations, Japanese and Chinese) and gender and paid accordingly.
On Saturday evening we were invited to dinner at friends' Ann Marie and Andy's house, and what a sumptuous spread it was!
Food all eaten, but cool tablecloth, eh!
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