We made a plan for this cold, sunny Saturday afternoon - two playgrounds in a row! One in Castle Park, the next one in Citadel Heights, right next door. We hit Castle Park first - it has such a beautiful view over the Fraser River down below. The playground was a bit big for Charlotte, though she really wanted to have a go on the see-saw. A little boy of about Charlotte's age showed up with his parents and I suggested that she ask him to play with her. She asked so nicely "Do you want to play on the see-saw with me?" - only she asked "Are you?" like she does. The mum was all a-fluster - "Such nice asking!" but the little boy was a bit of a crybaby and didn't exactly rise to the occasion. Charlotte was a little disappointed, so I suggested that maybe the see-saw wasn't his favourite part of the playground. We walked over to Citadel Heights a block further up the hill, stopping to get a puzzle cache along the way, "Pet Shop Series #4". It was a bit of a slog through the grass, and Charlotte wasn't much up for it, but we made it out in the end. Citadel Heights was supposed to have a playground, but there was none to be found! We found a little gravel area that looked like it may once have housed a playground - perhaps there used to be one here that was deemed too dangerous and was removed in favour of the new one at Castle Park. The playground is located at N 49.13.925 W 122.46.821 and is point no. 92 on the map at the bottom of home page.
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Saturday, 22 November 2014
92. Castle Park, Port Coquitlam
We made a plan for this cold, sunny Saturday afternoon - two playgrounds in a row! One in Castle Park, the next one in Citadel Heights, right next door. We hit Castle Park first - it has such a beautiful view over the Fraser River down below. The playground was a bit big for Charlotte, though she really wanted to have a go on the see-saw. A little boy of about Charlotte's age showed up with his parents and I suggested that she ask him to play with her. She asked so nicely "Do you want to play on the see-saw with me?" - only she asked "Are you?" like she does. The mum was all a-fluster - "Such nice asking!" but the little boy was a bit of a crybaby and didn't exactly rise to the occasion. Charlotte was a little disappointed, so I suggested that maybe the see-saw wasn't his favourite part of the playground. We walked over to Citadel Heights a block further up the hill, stopping to get a puzzle cache along the way, "Pet Shop Series #4". It was a bit of a slog through the grass, and Charlotte wasn't much up for it, but we made it out in the end. Citadel Heights was supposed to have a playground, but there was none to be found! We found a little gravel area that looked like it may once have housed a playground - perhaps there used to be one here that was deemed too dangerous and was removed in favour of the new one at Castle Park. The playground is located at N 49.13.925 W 122.46.821 and is point no. 92 on the map at the bottom of home page.
Saturday, 1 March 2014
12. Settlers Park, Port Coquitlam
The geocache in this park is what led us to discover it in the first place. It's called "Settle Down" and is just steps from the playground equipment, hidden amongst the picnic tables. The park is located at N 49.14.246 W 122.47.004: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=z7IAXiVD2wGY.ke14vi-3MYtI
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