We went back to the hotel to rest for a couple of hours, then back to the beach for a fireworks competition, which
boyziggy had tried to keep a surprise but I accidentally found out about it. The sheer number of people heading to this event was amazing; the main downtown street, Robson, was entirely taken over with pedestrians. We got there two hours early and were lucky to find a grassy spot by the side of the path. The 25 minute display from Italy was spectacular. I managed to get a few decent photos by using the Fireworks scene mode on my camera.After the show, the thousands of spectators poured out of the park and back onto the streets. It was quite an overwhelming experience, walking at 11 p.m. on a weeknight with so many other people at once. The crowd didn't let up either; we walked for a good two miles back to the hotel and there were still people from the event following, though by then everyone had moved off the street back to the sidewalks. Quite an experience.
