Vancouventure: Day Three

With more incredible weather on our doorstep, we vowed to make our last day in Vancouver as memorable as possible. This was not hard to accomplish due to the next part of our trip: A day hike at Lynn Canyon. But before arriving we had to eat breakfast, make lunch and hop on two busses and the sea bus to get there. The sea bus runs from Vancouver’s waterfront to North Vancouver and provides great views of the surrounding area and mountains. The total trip took us about an hour and fifteen minutes.



Once we arrived at Lynn Canyon we stepped onto the suspension bridge and became instantly humbled by the rushing current 50m below and the canyon walls on either side of us that seemed to easily swallow the vegetation. From there we Hiked along the Twin Rivers trail which took us all the way to the bottom of the gorge where we ate lunch and enjoyed the pristine clear blue water pools and rushing waterfalls. The hike itself consisted of a hundred or so stairs that make our legs feel like jello, but it was the highlight of the entire trip! Back at the top of the canyon we rested over some amazing fries from the concession at the entrance and continued towards the bus stop.







The late afternoon portion of the trip took us to Commercial Drive, Vancouver’s authentic grassroots community. There were many unique stores and outlets including a gelato cafe with outstanding flavours including ‘pistachio chocolate vanilla maraschino cherry’! Yummmmmm....



We finally ventured closer to home to shop for snacks for the bus trip and eat dinner at ‘Indian Oven’ on Fourth Ave. Our last opportunity to enjoy the beach was bittersweet. At the end of a nearby fishing wharf we met a crab fisher and watched as an elusive but curious sea lion circled the dock. We both had the fun of holding a female crab before setting it back out into the ocean to live another day. This seemed like the perfect end to a perfect adventure in one of Canada’s most beautiful cities.