Sitting On a Story Blog 1. In Stanley Park, at Ferguson Point, sits a bench. It looks just like every other bench in Vancouver. Brown woodgrain, held toget her with a metal frame, sitting on a concrete sla b . But this bench is unique, not by appearance but by sentiment. I go to this bench when t hings get hard , it provides me with c omfort tha t most p lace s can ' t . If I ever need to get out and clear my he ad, I ’ ll sometimes make the drive out to Stanley Park to sit there just to think. The bench faces west, next to the ocean , giving off a soothing sound of waves crashing against the sea wall. My favorite time to come to the bench is at sunset, when the ocean is calming down, and the golden sun is reflecting off the waves. T he view of the city is j ust amaz ing ; you can see from the lower mainland all the way to Horseshoe B ay . The spot is very calm; I a m o ften accompanied by no one except a few seagulls. I like it that way; it provides a peaceful sen...