We were scheduled to disembark around 9:30, so everyone was up early for breakfast. I opted to sleep in a bit, and then grab a light breakfast at the food court later.
But first, I went up to the top deck to see what I could see of the city. It was overcast and fairly cool.
We went through customs in Canada Place, and made arrangements for our bags to be delivered to the Airbnb later that afternoon (shout out to Porter Genie) ,
Outside of Canada Place, we found a shuttle to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park.
The park's main attractions (that we were interested in) were the 460' suspension bridge, cliff walk, and treetops adventure.
On the way to the bridge, we walked through the totem park.
It was after 11 AM by the time we got to the bridge, which was fairly crowded (in my opinion).
The view of the river, 200+ feet below, was lovely.
Part of the cliff walk was also visible in the distance, from one end of the bridge.
On the far side of the bridge, we wandered around the nature walk trail as a light rain fell.
The small sign on the post says "Do you like your fingers? Don't climb the fence".
Next up was the treetops adventure.
This part of the park was also quite popular, and it took us a good 20 minutes to go from one end to the other.
This might have been my favorite part of our time in Vancouver.
After finishing the treetops tour, we followed the other half of the nature trail back to the bridge.
It was around noon as we crossed back over the bridge, so we stopped for lunch at the grill.
After lunch, we tackled the cliff walk. The weather had cleared up by then, and it turned into a beautiful afternoon.
Most of the cliff walk is bolted directly to the cliff face, but there's this one part that's cantilevered out over the void.
We took the opportunity to take some glamour shots.
The remainder of the cliff walk was more tame, despite being hundreds of feet above the ground.
There were several viewing platforms that made perfect photo ops.
It was after 1:30 by the time we left the park. We took the shuttle back to downtown and were dropped off at a hotel near our Airbnb.
We were a few minutes early to meet the guy to get keys, so we hung out in the park across the street for 15 or 20 minutes.
The apartment had great views, especially from the bedroom that was all glass.
It was well after 3 o'clock by the time we got settled and received our luggage delivery, which left plenty of time to grab a quick nap before venturing back out.
Around 5 PM, we headed out with a vague plan to go to Granville Island.
After evaluating our options, we chose The Aquabus for conveyance across False Creek.
They operate a fleet of small (some are tiny) boats that zigzag across the water to different locations.
The ride across the water lasted only a few minutes, despite the crazy boat traffic.
We walked around Granville Island for about an hour, including a few passes through the farmers' market.
There was a boardwalk or harborwalk that went partially around the island, so we followed that through a boatyard, passed the marina.
Eventually, we needed refreshments, and there happened to be a brewery on the island, so we made a pit stop.
Just after 7 PM, we again took the Aquabus across the... bay? over to David Lam Park.
We got an up-close look at The Giants, from the water side.
There was a community of "floating houses", similar to the ones in Seattle.
From the park, we walked through the roundhouse area and into Yaletown in search of dinner.
We ended up at Earl's Kitchen + Bar, on a Saturday night, during the Stanley Cup finals; it was interesting, and the food was quite good.
Tomorrow, we'll probably go to Stanley Park. Beyond that, I'm not sure.
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