43 Things to Do Before Leaving Vancouver

Yes, it is true. In January, Anya and I will be moving to Ireland. As my days here are now numbered, I am feeling the pressure to do all of the things that I wanted to do but never did. Why rush if I have my whole life?

Well now I have only until January 6th, and I'll be away for at least 2 weeks during this countdown. This has led me to write my list of things to do, so I can actually get them done.

In no particular order, here are my last wishes:

1. Eat at Bishop's
2. Run along the seawall
3. Eat a slice of Nat's chorizo & mushroom pizza
4. Eat gelato from Mondo Gelato immediately following pizza
5. Stay at the Wall Centre Hotel with Anya
6. Run up the Grouse Grind for the first time
7. Eat brunch at Bacchus
8. Run through Pacific Spirit Park
9. Walk along Spanish Banks at Sunset
10. Walk along English Bay at Sunset
11. Watch the Christmas boats float by
12. Take the water taxi from Yaletown to Granville Island
13. Kayak in Indian Arm
14. See a Canucks game
    
15. Go to a sports bar and cheer for the Canadiens
16. Have a drink at the Cambie
17. Eat at Subeez and have them get my order right, bring my food at the same time as my companions and do it under 1 hour
18. Eat a Triple-O Carhop Classic
19. Drive through Whalley
20. Walk along the beach in White Rock
21. Sit in Duthie's Books and read for 2 hours
22. Have a 3 hour lunch and never come back to the office
23. Visit Westwood Plateau to see how they live
24. Visit Maple Ridge
25. Say goodbye in person to all the people who became my friends here
26. Relive my Friday after-work ritual under the Cambie St bridge
27. Drop by and say Hi at Maximizer
28. Sit at my old desk at 840 Cambie and watch the hairdressers across the alley
29. Eat a roast beef and stilton sandwich at Moonpennies
30. Lounge on the furniture at Inform
31. Stay up all night and walk home in the rain
32. Have lunch special and Vitamin Os at the Trap and Gill
33. Eat at Simply Thai
34. Run at Burnaby Lake
35. Host my own farewell party
36. Wear my Grateful Dead shirt out of the house
37. Rent a karaoke booth with my sales team
38. Eat a Yaletown roll at Honjin
39. Sit in the garden at Queen Elizabeth Park
40. Spend hours walking around downtown with nothing but caffeine and euros, knowing that I might only be back for vacations
41. Walk across the Lion's Gate Bridge
42. Rent a cruiser bike and cycle along the seawall
43. Cruise Robson St on a Saturday night playing Rush at top volume