A Better Vancouver

We did decide to stay a second day in the city. This time we called ahead and got a spot at an RV park in West Vancouver, just on the other side of the river from Stanley Park. It was a good decision.

We were able to be super close to the city and leave the RV in a spot that was safe, although the craziness wasn't quite over. Our campground was underneath the left side of this bridge which went from North Vancouver directly into Stanley Park.

We drove the scooter around and went on a hike in Lynn Canyon to Twin Falls and the suspension bridge. The combination of the GPS and canyon maps that aren't quite to scale, made our hike a lot longer than we intended. We drove the scooter on the wrong side of the river and hiked what we thought would be just 1.2 kilometers, but in reality was MUCH longer and very steep! The hike was actually really nice, we were just in a bit of a hurry because there was still so much we wanted to see!

Jordan won the dingus award for the day. One our way back on our hike he realized he couldn't find the keys to the scooter. I normally keep a spare with me, but of course I didn't have one that day.

We hurried as fast as we could back to the scoot and found the keys left in the ignition. We were grateful they weren't dropped on the hike and grateful for the honest people of Canada. Especially considering all the  Beware of Thieves signs around the place.

After our hike we spent some time at the fish hatchery.

We also went to some markets in downtown North Vancouver. There was a Carribeaan market going on and we also stopped by Logan's Quay market.

We went back to the RV for dinner and then headed back to Stanley Park around sunset to see the International Fireworks Competition! We decided to make the trip via bicycle so we could beat the traffic we were warned about which meant a tough ride up and over the bridge pictured above.

The night we went ended up being the USA night for the competition and it was fun to sit at the edge of the bay and watch the fireworks over the water with the city in the background.