Laptop!!!

Two main activites today before going off up to Whister tomorrow: get bank accounts and buy a laptop... and we managed both with some time to spare to walk along the north bank of False Creek into Stanley Park.

Having a laptop now means that we've had time to upload more photos to the internet, and they can be found here - there are some from yesterday at Capilano, and some from today - check out the incredibly tame squrrel which came up and stood next to me long enough for Robyn to get out her camera and take a picture! There was also a guy who was balancing rocks, making columns like you can see at the top, it looks surreal, and without seeing him actually making one, it's hard to believe that they're free-standing.

So, we're off to Whistler tomorrow and we'll be looking for accomodation on Monday.

We'll be in touch again soon,

Jon (and Robyn)

Big Ol' Tour

Today we went on a tour which included some parts of Vancouver and the Capilano Park and Capilano Suspension Bridge which is in Northern Vancouver. Erik, the tour guide, was a Danish guy (no one here is Canadian!) who was well into his sixties and who has been doing it for free for about 14 years. The tour went through loads of trails in the park, which is all fir trees, some of which he maintains himself! He was pretty cool. We also saw a seal, yay.

Some stuff we learned:

- Vancouver is the 66th most expensive city in the world and has a population of about 2 million people. BC's population is about 4 million :|

-The Capilano Suspension Bridge (which is the biggest rope suspension bridge in the world) got hit with the force of 6 articulated lorries in 2006 when a massive tree fell on it. They didn't have to replace the bridge, but they did anyway for peace of mind. The anchors of the bridge were wrecked but the bridge itself was fine! Will put pics of this up later.

-Also in 2006, 20,000 trees were lost in a storm in Stanley Park :(

-There are only two buildings left in the city from when Vancouver was founded. They are both less than 200 years old! One is an old railway house where steam engines would come to be prepared and there is still one there that was built in the U.K. Opposite the steam house you can buy a square watermelon for $99 or a loaf of bread shipped in from France for $100.


No luck on the house front for Whistler yet :(

Here!

Hi all!


We're here and safe in the hostel in downtown Vancouver. The flight was pretty good (I wasn't even sick) but the transfer to the hotel via bus was a nightmare and the driver didnt have a clue so we went via cab. Then we were annoyed as stupid BUNAC didnt book us in the same room -or next to each other on the plane- but we had a good nights sleep anyway.

Off to our orentation soon, then we are here until Sunday. We think we have accomodation in Whistler, we'll let you all know. Going to go on an explore today.

Shower time!

Love Robyn (and Jon)

Leaving time!

Robyn wasn't fussed on posting, but I've decided to write something quickly. We're all packed up and ready to go, very excited now. We've got interviews for early season work at Whistler lined up for Monday 8th already, so we're spending the first few nights in Vancouver before heading up to Whistler on Sunday.

Excited, excited, excited....
Jon