Vancouver - the final day

We were having one of those days that we were avoiding thinking about. It was our final day of the trip, and the final day in Vancouver. This day had to be different than any of the others. At best, because we wanted to be distracted from thinking about our return home. But we had one final couple to meet and make it special.
Reliably connected with friends of Caroline's cousin in Oshawa, we had made plans to meet up with a couple who lived in central Vancouver.
We waited in the lobby with positive anticipation, (as we had throughout the journey) to be collected.
Well.... the day took off in grand style as once taken to their townhouse, we were invited to take in the views from their roof-top garden area across the skyline of Vancouver. The blue skies continued whilst the views both with the naked eye as well as through binoculars were intoxicating and addictive. Landmarks were pointed out to us, and conversation ran freely between the four of us.
We were to be taken on a test run tour, which our host wanted to provide. Strapped into the car we set off for a tour which was to take in views from all angles designed for the hardened tourists as well as areas of extreme wealth and urban deprivation, (and I don't mean the ghost area of the Olympic Village)
We weaved across the city and caught numerous panoramas.
A couple of hours later, we were heading back to enjoy a marvelous meal and more exchanges of conversation. The finale awaited as we went to the roof garden to catch the night view of the skyline which was to be our lasting memory of Vancouver.