Day 3 - May 16th
Woke up to a beautiful day, something we were told had not been to common in Vancouver lately. So we planned the day. We were going to check out the Capalano suspension bridge. It was a fairly small area with a few small trails in the woods and a big bridge spanning the river and gorge. It was quite spectacular and was an experience walking so high up on something that does not feel too secure. For some reason there was an overwhelming scent of pine. It was very natural and soothing.
After we collected all the stamps we caught the bus up to the Grose Mountain gondola. We bought our tickets and up we went to a height of 1100m (3700 ft) . I was hoping to see a bit of snow up there, but as we got to the top there was white shit everywhere. It was awesome and most definitely a nice surprise. The only down side was that no-one was dressed for the occasion. Walking around in shorts (although it was not cold at all) and our choice of footwear could have been better. We had heaps of fun walking around in the snow and marvelling at the views. I don't know how but not many snowballs were thrown at all. Unfortunately the chair lifts were out of service for maintenance so we could not go all the way to the top. We had lunch and watched a movie about Vancouver and finally took some photos of Vancouver which was the reason that we came up the mountain. It only took us a couple of hours to get around to it.
Then back down to sea level. We caught the bus and sea bus back to Gastown. How is that for value, a harbour cruise for $2.25. We landed back at Gastown with a couple of hours to kill so we walked around, got photos developed and Martin and I had to try out the local brew at the Gasworks brewery/Pub. Being entertained by some Irish dude singing had to be the highlight of the day while waiting for Jutta to pick us up : ) Back to the campground for dinner. Nachos with a killer bean sauce, is this a good idea when spending time in the confines of the van tomorrow. Only time will tell.
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