Sunday June 14th

8:25pm

We had a fairly lazy start to the day – well it was Sunday! We had THREE delicious waffles each for breakfast and they seemed to fill me up for an incredibly long time! We left for Lynn Canyon which had a small suspension bridge, not as long as the one at Capilano. I still wasn’t fond of it..! There wasn’t anyone there to tell people not to run or jump and rock the bridge.......

We got across and walked around a trail called “Rice Lake” which was actually in Mount Seymour National Park. The lake was pretty big and we’re sure we saw some newts or small salamanders in the water, which were really cute. This place seemed to be popular for walkers, runners, anglers, and...well, lots of people. The walk itself was fairly uneventful and we liked the furry trees, but we had already walked through a lot of temperate rain forest since we arrived here.

It was 1:00pm almost and neither of us were hungry – those waffles really filled both of us! We went into the cafe and bought a scone for later and I had some ice cream which was VERY nice indeed. I was wondering if it was Italian or an Italian recipe. We sat there for a good half an hour before deciding to buy a punnet of fresh local strawberries and set off. We didn’t really know what to do, so I suggested Stanley Park. At least we knew how to get there already!!! ;oD

We went there to have a look at the totem poles before finding somewhere to eat dinner. We had been told previously by the girl at the Edith Johnson House (which seemed SO long ago!) that the totem poles at Stanley Park were too commercialised and touristy, made especially for tourists. The best ones, she told us, were at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, not far from the University.

Today seemed fast and yet slow, and wasn’t particularly slow. We ended the day by going for dinner at “The Fish House” which looked REALLY posh but was mid-range prices. But, the prices were worth paying because the food was absolutely delicious, and although we weren’t served by him, there was a waiter who was a Viggo Mortensen lookalike. He “patrolled” the restaurant making sure everyone had what they needed.