Arrived in Vancouver, staying in a great house near Commercial Drive and E 1st Ave. Commercial is packed with bars, restaurants, and espresso bars, and is just a little bit grungy. It reminded me a lot of Brunswick St. in Melbourne. There was even a blues bar with great live music and an oyster bar: both of which made me sad, because they were awesome but definitely not kid friendly :(
Anyway, a few hours of daylight left on a super-hot day: to the beach! Lots to choose from, we went to Jericho on advice from people we were staying with, and it was really nice. The water was a much more human-friendly temperature than the California coast, although the water was a little weedy.
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| Jericho Beach |
Next day: Capilano suspension bridge. We thought this was just a bridge, turns out its more like treetop Disneyland. It was fun though.
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| Cliff walk. Nice engineering |
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| No fear here. Glass walkway (although the pattern and lots of shoe scuffs made it easier to take) |
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| Suspension bridge. Serious wobble with this many people on it. |
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| Treetop adventure. There was a woman with two false legs doing this, stairs and all, it was really impressive. |
Then onto the famous sea-to-sky highway (99) towards Whistler. Amazing scenery on the drive, but impossible to capture well, since there is almost nowhere to stop. Grabbed a couple of photos from the car.
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| Shannon falls. Great spot for a picnic, and short kid-friendly hike to the falls. |
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| Shannon falls |
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| As close as we got to Whistler before the kids cracked it :( |
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