129. Mahon Park, North Vancouver

Our second playground of the day was Mahon Park.  We chose it because it has a water park!  Charlotte has been there before with nana and granddad and today we gave it a try too.  We were there quite late in the day, so even though it was still a warm evening, it wasn't as hot as it had been and most of the kids had already gone home.  Charlotte made a couple of new friends to run around with though.  She also found someone to order about, getting her to push her on the swing a lot longer than I think she wanted to!  We're going to have to keep an eye on that...  The playground is located at N 49.19.499 W 123.04.985 and is point no. 129 on the map at the bottom of home page.

128. Bell Park, Coquitlam

We were driving along Lougheed Highway today when I needed something from my bag that I couldn't reach.  I needed to stop, so I pulled off the highway and Charlotte immediately spotted this playground and asked if we could stop.  We were in no hurry, so we did!  Shortly after we arrived, another dog raced over to join us - for the first time ever, Theo had met a canine namesake!  "Two Theos!" said Charlotte, delightedly.  After the other Theo had gone on his way, we were joined by a boy named Tristan and his mum.  Tristan shared his toys with Charlotte and she showed him how to do tipple-tails.  He was quite enthralled by Theo, which made Charlotte proud; she loves to let everyone know that Theo is her dog when he's attracting attention!  There is a cache called "Booty Crack" just a few metres away from the playground, but we had found it a long time ago - when Blackford Girl was just a baby and too small for playgrounds!  The playground is located at N 49.15.125 W 122.54.300 and is point no. 128 on the map at the bottom of home page.