Arrival in Canada
After leaving London at 09:00 and a 9½ hour flight, we landed at Vancouver International airport at 11:00 local time (19:00 BST)
Immigration was completed quickly and I was waved through; Collected my luggage and waved through Customs too!
Met by a booked driver who took me to downtown Vancouver - I hadn't realised it was so far from the airport.
Very chatty man giving me lots of information about Canada and Vancouver - here was my first education about the North American Tipping system!
Arrived at Sutton Place hotel, a 5-star hotel, almost completely wasted on me but had a reasonable view from my room on the 18th floor.
After a brief unpacking, I went out to discover the place and look for the cruise terminal so I knew where to go on Wednesday.
After a walk around, went for my first drink in Canada at the Steamworks brewery. Surprised to find most beers quite strong ranging up to about 9% but settled for a 5.2% Pale Ale. Here I also learned more about how to pay tips using the card machine!
Wandering back to the hotel around rush hour as it had been a very long day so far - a start in London England around 05:00 and now at 17:00 local time, meant it was around 02:00 so been awake 21 hours!