Coming to Vancouver

Hey Adam, just on the other side of the water from where you are staying is Granville Island, very cool shops, pubs and very scenic. You can take a water taxi over to the island from where you are.  Stanley Park is very worth it and has a 10 KM (6M) loop around the seawall. You can run the wall as cruise ships, seals and boats skip along the straight under the Lion's Gate bridge, Grouse Mountain, Capilano Suspension Bridge, both in North Vancouver, here is a link of a few of the above interests and a few other ideas. As for places to eat, there are hundreds, just depends on your tastes. If you want, feel free to drop  an e-mail, I'll go for a run around the Seawall with you and show you how a Canadian BT'er can drink a beer.

Chris