"Ole Krarup's" Bench Q:5

Question 5: Write a journal response about your trip to the park..

One nice January morning, my grandpa and I went for a dog walk down at Harbourview Park. It was a cool, sunny, winter day around 10:00 o’clock in the morning. We drove down in my grandpa’s Dodge Caravan,with the dogs in the backseat. We then found a parking spot in the small parking lot, and let the dogs go off leash. The trail starts off under a cover of trees, but eventually after about a 5 minute walk, it opens up and you are walking right down beside the water. At the end of the trail there is a lookout point there where you can go up some stairs to get a great view of the city. It is a very nice and not too busy trail. With the thought of finding a bench to write about for my blog in the back of my mind, I set off down the trail with my grandpa and our two dogs Kayto, and Molly. As my grandpa and I walked along, we passed a number of benches all with dedication plaques on them. I quickly read each one as we walked along, and eventually came across one that I thought was different from all the rest. As I explained before, the inscription was not just the regular, “You will be missed,” It had more detail and I really liked it. It was also in a great spot where you get an awesome view of Vancouver from across the water. I sat there for a minute or two with my grandpa talking about our plans for the rest of the day while enjoying the fresh winter air. The dogs continued running up the trail and after a nice break, we got up, called the dogs and started on our way back. On our way back we bumped into an older couple with an Airdale Terrier, the same breed as my dog, Kayto. We talked to them for a few minutes and found out that they named their Airdale, Gustaaf, because the Airdale is the “King” of the Terrier Family, and the King of Norway’s name is Gustaaf. We then carried on, walking at my grandpa’s slow but steady pace. We eventually made our way back to the car, dried the dogs off, and loaded them up to head home.