Elvis is Alive and Well...

and entertaining folks at the Planet Java 50s Cafe in Fort Langley, BC. It was a glorious sunny day today, so I took Daughter #2 and we headed 45 minutes east to the town of Fort Langley for lunch and a stroll. This delightful small town, with a heritage focus, is easy to walk around to enjoy the many old buildings, antique dealers' shops and, of course, the Fort itself, which we bypassed having already been there. This Fort is actually the birthplace of British Columbia, the exact location where, 150 years ago, a huge fur trade organization called the Hudson's Bay Company established a small post to trade with the First Nations of the West Coast. The enterprise grew, evolved, and influenced history, leading to the creation of the colony of British Columbia. In the town, gift shops, galleries, fashion stores and artist's studios abound and the observation tower near the bridge has an outstanding view of the river. There are several excellent restaurants for a snack or a meal, many with sidewalk tables but we always eat at the Planet Java whenever we visit. Hope you enjoy this virtual visit and I'd be delighted to accompany you if you come to town and would like to go and see the village and/or the Fort.

I love this shot of Jaclyn by the juke box - we played "Lollipop" and "Good Golly Miss Molly."

This is a mural painted in "Gasoline Alley" depicting the history of Fort Langley.

Here's the Antique Shop.

and the Stained Glass Studio.

We took a moment to smile for the camera before heading along the main drag where we saw a house with this weird fence.

Here's the old Fort Langley Railway Depot

and the railway tracks that run between the village and the Fraser River.

the south bank of the river by the railway tracks

We crossed the bridge (built in 1932) to get some shots of an old church we spotted.

The church from the south end of the bridge.

and a bit closer.

I kind of like this shot of the church through the trees.

Jaclyn got this shot of the mountain peaks from the car as we drove past some dried blackberry bushes at the side of the road.