Sad to Say Good-Bye Today, it was time to say good-bye to Seattle and to travel up to Canada. My overall impressions of Seattle:
Beautiful scenery (pristine shoreline surrounded by dark green trees) everywhere I looked.
Impressed by the cleanliness (lack of litter along the beaches and roads).
Lots of friendly people.
Days noticeably longer—stays light until 10:30 p.m. or so.
Cloudy weather did not interfere much with my activities.
With its airy, modern décor and unique style, the hotel made for a memorable stay (I hated to leave).
Hotel had plenty of freebies—dvd player and movies, secure parking, and scrumptious chocolate chip cookies.

Before leaving Seattle, I had one last food binge:
Bought various pastries at Boulangerie, an authentic French bakery.
Ate lunch one last time at 全 記 Chun Gei.
Bought 蛋 撻 daan taat and 椰 撻 ye taat at 萬 禧 大 餅 家 Daai Hei Bakery.

After a several-hour drive, I arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border. The border crossing was no problem. They asked me a few questions and waved me on through. Right after the border, I stopped at a tourist info office to get some maps and inquire about the ferry schedule. That’s when I heard that there had been a ferry accident at Horseshoe Bay the day before and that the ferry service had been shut down there. That was not what I wanted to hear, especially since I was scheduled to go to Gibsons on July 1 (Canada Day), and the ferry was the only way to get there. After registering at the hotel (Hilton Vancouver Metrotown), located east of downtown Vancouver in Burnaby, I grabbed a quick dinner at a Korean Restaurant (韓 國 烤 肉 飯 rice plate with marinated Korean beef). Then it was off to bed for an early start the next day.  ¶ 9:00 PM