And The ADVENTURE Continues...: May 14, 2016 First day in Vancouver Canada

Saturday, May 14, 2016 First day in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada

We arrived yesterday afternoon crossing the border with no issues. We are at a small campground just 20 miles away from Vancouver. There are a few things that we wanted to see in this beautiful city. We stopped at the visitors center in downtown Vancouver to find out where everything was and what we wanted to do. We all decided that the Capilano Suspension Bridge was going to be our first stop. We had NO idea what we were going to see. We thought that it was just a bridge that you walked across boy we were wrong. We walked around the granite cliff walls, we walked 110 feet up into the trees and around on the forest floor as well as walked across this massive bridge. The park was established in 1889. The bridge is 450 feet long, 230 feet high above the Capilano River and can hold up to 1500 people on it at the same time. Believe me it swayed as we walked it but I felt very safe. This was much more than what we thought it was going to be. It took us 3-4 hours to go through the entire park but we enjoyed every inch of it. Money well spent.

Our next point of interest was Stanley Park. What a Gem. This park has so much to offer for anyone who enters. We walked through Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Gardens. We saw a variety of colors. There is a lighthouse, statues, horse drawn carriages, the famous Totem Poles and a cannon that goes off at 9 pm every night. We walked along the seawall and watched as the sea planes came in for a landing. We are going to do the Aquarium tomorrow as time ran out on us. I know that there is much more to see but we hit the high spots of this gorgeous park.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR GRANDSON, BRANDON !!!!!