Lions vs Argos

A great game yesterday afternoon.  We went into Vancouver early as we had to meet Chris to get his key to get into his parking spot.  He was going to be away for the afternoon, helping friends pack for their move, so we got to use his place to park.  It is about 2 blocks from BC Place, so is very convenient for us.  He is a pretty good guy to accommodate us this way.

We had about 3 hours before the game was to start, so decided to go for a drive.  The traffic in downtown Vancouver is unbelievable, but we weren't in much of a hurry so it didn't matter.  We drove down by the harbour, and there was a ship in.  We moved around a bit, and it felt very claustrophobic in among all the towers of the high rises.

We got back out onto Georgia Street and decided to drive through Stanley Park.  Big mistake.  Apparently there were 17 weddings, a bunch of anniversaries, and a big concert that they were expecting 17,000 people to attend.  Traffic around the park (especially at the entrance) was very heavy.  After about 45 minutes, we got around the loop and back onto Georgia Street, heading back towards BC Place.  We stopped for lunch, and then headed for Chris' place to park and go to the game; Lions vs Argos .

When we got in, the seats I chose that time were at the opposite corner from where I thought we were going to be sitting.  That wasn't so bad because the entrance we went in was right where we walked up to the stadium, we went down one level, and our section was right there.  Then on sitting down, we found the seats very comfortable; wide enough for our rear ends.  ;-)

The game began shortly afterwards, and we were at the end where BC was trying to score in the first quarter.  BC got the ball first, and drove toward the end zone, but had to settle for a field goal attempt.  Missed that one, and got a single point, but we worried that this was a bad sign for the day.

Toronto went up by scoring a touchdown after a BC turnover, and then BC got a field goal.  We thought that this was the way the half would end, but BC quickly scored a touchdown and looked much better.  Lulay was throwing lots, but they weren't running much.

In the second half, both teams played pretty well, but BC seemed to be taking over the game.  With about 7 minutes left, Toronto got going and scored a touchdown, putting them 5 points down.  BC didn't do much on the next series, and when Toronto got the ball back, they began marching down the field again, and it didn't look good.  BC caused a fumble after Toronto was successful on a third down play, and we recovered the ball.  Then it was a matter of running out the clock, which they were finally able to do.

After that, it was head over to our car and drive back out to Stella and Doug's house.  Again, another great day for us.