Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Capilano Suspension Bridge


On of the other Australian teachers here in Vancouver had friends coming to visit. They were coming from Melbourne to visit a sick uncle in Toronto and calling in to Vancouver on their way home. As it happened, they visited with him and stayed a couple of weeks. They helped put his affairs in order and said their goodbyes. When they arrived in Vancouver they were told that he had passed away. They then arranged for him to be cremated and were going to take his ashes back to Australia. He had lived in Canada for about 50 years, but had no relations here.
We made arrangements to meet them at the Capilano Suspension Bridge. As well as our free VIP passes, we had some free passes, and could also get discounts for any extra "guests". This was another one of the places that the kids remembered from 2001. There had been some additions since then. The Treetop Walk and the Cliffhanger Walk were both new.
After that we went back to our place for a drink, before Paula and Kerrie took them up Grouse Mountain to get a view of the city by night. When they got back we had a nice salmon dinner and a few drinks before they headed back to Port Coquitlam.
A couple of days later Paula went in the Sea Bus to meet them in town and spend the day sightseeing before they left to go back to Australia.

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