A traveler crossing into Vancouver priced gas at $5.30 USD per gallon after currency conversion, near Oregon and Washington levels, and pocketed savings on produce and hotel breakfast.
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A visitor crossing into Vancouver, British Columbia, ran the numbers on Canadian gasoline. The pump price of $1.95 CAD per liter, converted at the standard 3.79 liters per gallon, comes to $7.38 CAD per gallon. Converting to U.S. dollars at the then-effective exchange rate yielded $5.30 USD per gallon, a traveler's calculation posted online showed.
That figure sits close to current pump prices in Oregon and Washington, the traveler noted. The arithmetic implies a dollar worth roughly 72 Canadian cents, in line with the prevailing spot rate.
The traveler and their spouse were marking their 33rd wedding anniversary with a road trip from the U.S. Pacific Northwest. They finished all fresh produce before reaching the border, discarding apple cores and banana peels at a Washington rest stop to comply with customs restrictions on agricultural goods. The border crossing itself went without incident.
Once in Vancouver, the pair walked to Dinesty Dumpling House for dinner – soup dumplings, pan-fried pork buns, and spicy string beans. The traveler said they could "polish off three plates" of the beans on their own. After dinner they walked to the harbor for sunset views, logging 8,447 steps after six and a half hours in the car.
Their hotel included a buffet breakfast open until 10 a.m., later than the typical 9 a.m. cutoff. The spread included oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, pastries, and fresh fruit. The traveler tipped $10 CAD to the waiter despite choosing the free option. The couple had bookmarked several Vancouver breakfast spots but scrapped those plans after the hotel's offering.
Asked about longer-term plans, the traveler said they would not be buying a second home in Vancouver. "Just a wee bit out of our price range," they wrote.
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