Capilano Suspension Bridge

I got home on Friday night to find an invitation fro "Friends and Neighbours" to come and apply for their Annual VIP pass to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. It was nice weather on Saturday so I decided to go and take advantage of the invitation. It is a couple of kms down the hill so I drove. Parking - $5.

Normal adult entry is $27.95 and this pass gives entry as many times as you want. The VIP pass is for two people. It also gives 15% discount for guests. I do also have 4 other day passes.There has been quite a bit of development since I was last there in 2001. There are two new walks - The Cliffhanger walk, and The Treetop walk.

I was also surprised to hear that the venue had been closed for 3 months in 2006 - 07 because a very large tree came down and rested across the bridge. There was a huge wind storm that also took out a lot of trees all around the southern mainland, including Stanley Park. It had to be cut away in small pieces to avoid the danger of suddenly coming off the bridge and causing the bridge to flick up and snap, or flinging the tree into the air.

The suspension bridge is Vancouver's oldest tourist attraction, originally built in 1889, it stretches 450 feet (137m) across and 230 feet (70m) above Capilano River. The Treetop Walk is the newest addition and is also via suspension cable spung between tall trees about 10 - 30 meters above the ground. There are platforms attached to the trees with cables sprung in-between.