RAINY DAY

Val had asked me what I wanted to do at the beginning of planning this trip. I told her I wanted to go to Whistler Ski Resort. Even though we were going to head up there for the Olympics I wanted to see it in the summer. Well when I got up that morning there was a note in our bathroom saying Whistler cancelled due to rain, so I crawled back into bed.

CAPILANO
Since Wonda and Kenny had never seen Vancouver it was totally suggested that we go to Capilano suspension bridge. Who knew half of our party was scared of heights. But we all bucked up and went across it and many more bridges in the park.






LUNCH
Val always seems to find the funniest but fabulous places to have meals at. I have learned that Vancouver is a city of a million little shops and restaurants. They can only hold about 50 people at the most in them and so you must have a million shops to facilitate all of those people. This was a bakery with great breads, sandwiches and soups.

LONSDALE QUAY
In planning this trip the other thing on the list was having Pavlova in Lonsdale Quay. Pavlova is a dish made out of meringue, berries and whipping cream. I love it and so we had to stop and enjoy our dessert while shopping through the stores for kitchen ware and other souvenir items.

SEA BUS
The sea bus is a catamaran that ferries over people from Lonsdale Quay Public Market in North Vancouver to Vancouver. Since Wonda and Kenny had never taken a sea bus it is always fun the first time, and every time thereafter.

VANCOUVER
I think Kenny and Wonda were surprised of how large Vancouver is. It was nice that John knew where he was going and we didn’t have to figure it out.

GRANVILLE ISLAND
Granville Island is a shopping mecca on an island adjacent to Vancouver. Lucky for us we didn't wander to far because you could get lost in all of the buildings and shops for hours. By this point all of us were pretty tired and willing to shop for a very limited time, have a smoothy, and back home.


DINNER
John and Val had dinner planned for us. A ton of grilled vegetables and meats. It was so delicious and the best part of it was Val's mom coming over with homemade apple pie.