Vancouver – Monday, 23rd May
We arrived early in Vancouver after a short cruise across the water from Victoria. We then boarded our luxury 4 x 4 car with another couple for a drive around Vancouver through Stanley Park and then on to Shannon Falls, North America’s highest falls in the Squamish Forest Reserve.
After leaving the falls we drove to Alice Lake to wander through the forest whilst our tour guide prepared our light lunch barbeque.
After a pleasant hour or so we then drove up to Whistler, which hosted last year’s winter Olympics. This turned out to be a magnificent stop, taking in the vibrant atmosphere of the village full of people who were there to ski, snowboard or ride their mountain bikes. (Andrew you must put Whistler on your list of places to visit).
We then returned to our car and drove back to Vancouver. En route as we were travelling in a convoy of four cars linked by walkie talkies, the first car spotted a black bear, so we all stopped swung the cars around to get a better view. After a brief stop at Cypress Mountain to take in the views we returned to our ship.
Unfortunately due to heavy traffic on the way back we arrived at our ship too late to look round town, so Jenny you had better clear out the spare room – we may be back.
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