Today we started with a full buffet breakfast again and then headed off to the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain. The bridge is set in a beautiful deep canyon and is very scenic. The walk across the bridge is great, but nothing spectacular in itself as I have crossed many similar bridges before, but the setting for this one is particularly spectacular and beautiful. The Canadians have spent a lot of money making this a first class tourist attraction with wooden walkways around the canyon and in the treetops. We will actually be visiting this place again once we start our tour, but we wanted to take Heathers Mum there. I never expected her to cross the bridge as she has a walking stick, but she did it all on her own and people were watching her in amazement and gave her High Fives when she completed it.
Heathers Mum on the bridge... and yes it does sway....a lot..!!Grouse Mountain is accessed by Cable Car, and man do they jam the people in. Seriously,there would have been close to 40 people in the car we went up in, complete with snowboards and skis. We were literally jammed up against one another with only room to breathe. Heather and I were stuck somewhere in the middle staring straight at the back of a snowboard so didn’t see too much going up. But coming down it wasn’t quite so packed and the view across to the Vancouver skyline was awesome.
We are still feeling a little jetlagged, so having an early night and a bit of a sleep in tomorrow before spending the afternoon with Heathers Mum for the last time before the tour.
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