Lynn Canyon Hike

A good friend of mine from high school moved out to Vancouver to go to university and has been living here ever since.  Every now and then she will take me (and sometimes Rob) to do something fun in and around the city.  She lives in North Van, which gives us convenient access to all sorts of interesting mountains, forests, and hiking trails.

Last weekend, Jen and her boyfriend Kristian took us hiking from their house along the Baden Powell Trail through Lynn Canyon Park.  We were headed towards some nice waterfall, but didn't quite make it there before we had to get back to the city.  We hiked for over 4 hours that day and thoroughly enjoyed our time with our friends!  Thanks guys!!! :)

Kristian, Jen, and Rob - All smiles early in the day

Just getting warmed up... We found a nice river crossing to take a photo break.

Found a really old trailer along the side of the trail and thought we'd check it out (no wonder we never made it to the falls with all those photo breaks and exciting things to explore along the way!)

Rob had his first chance to go across the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge and was pretty excited about it.  It was busy with tourists, but we made it across anyways.  One more thing checked off the list of things to do in Vancouver! (By the way, for anyone visiting the area, this is a great FREE alternative to the Capilano Suspension Bridge and it's way closer to the city too).

Can't wait for the next hike!
-Sara


Rob adds:
As if the weekend couldn't get any better, Sara and I cleaned our rugs with a brand new vacuum.  Look at all that dust sucked out of our one little rug!

Vancouver Aquarium

So after living here for 9 months, we finally made a trip to the highly acclaimed Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park.  We learned about the local harbour seals that we've seen from our beach, watched the dolphin show, and also enjoyed watching the sea otters play.  We also learned the difference between seals and sea lions - seals don't have ear flaps.

-Rob