THOUGHTS ON REAL ESTATE Sunday, April 24, 2011 Rice Mill Road, Richmond (a road never taken)
I have often noticed the ferries sitting in dry dock as I drive my way through the Deas Island tunnel from Richmond to Ladner. The occassional cargo ship as well. I have seen the train moving across the top of the tunnel and cyclists as well. Frequently, I have wanted to know what's up there and somehow just never got around to it even though I have driven by Rice Mill Rd along No 5 Road at leasts twice a week for the past 25 years (I have a love affair with the lower south arm of the Fraser River - the drive along the river edge is restorative).
The other day instead of heading straight - I made the left hand turn onto Rice Mill.
 The initial view is one of slick new buildings and the old Harry's Driving Range that sits vacant. But within a few hundred feet there emerges a huge parking lot full of vehicles, 3 ferries in dock, at least one cargo ship that I could see and trains everywhere. This is a busy place. Given that the ferries seemed so close to the road, there has to be some kind of "service bay" cut into the island. Here is the view from google - http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=rice+mill+road,+richmond+bc&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Rice+Mill+Rd,+Richmond,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&gl=ca&ll=49.124332,-123.084641&spn=0.011852,0.027423&t=h&z=15
Within 100 feet is an overpass with a view of the tunnel. A different perspective than being a driver. The tops of some of those trucks seems a little too close to the top of the overpass . . .
Across the overpass is Ocean Fisheries and a dead end for me. But a nice view . . .
The trains that deliver the new foreign made cars to Riverport and beyond. So, it wasn't that exciting but I did scratch the itch. Just across I can see Deas Island Park on the Ladner side. A little more interesting.
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