Vancouver

After Victoria, we took the ferry over to Vancouver. I loved the ferry ride, it was so beautiful and we saw two whales.

The next day, we walked through Stanley Park and found this huge tree.

This was one of the many fun sights that we saw. Was the seagull really going to eat that starfish!???! We also saw a seagull grab a crab from the water, it was really neat. On our walk, Elyse spotted a raccoon, it was really big and we saw a huge skunk wandering just off Robson street.

The star fish were this really pretty bright purple color and the girls loved all the shells.

We finally made our way to the pool at second beach. The girls loved it! It is a heated pool right next to the ocean. Chris and I still thought it was pretty chilly! Elyse loved going down the slide. She is so brave in water.

Paige has become much braver too. She loved the seal slide.

We met up with my friend Sonja that lives in Vancouver. We grew up together and have know each other for 27 years. Can I really be that old :) We had such a full day, we walked all around Stanley park, went to the beach AND the pool, walked to the ferry to take to Granville Island, walked all around Granville and then walked all the way back to our hotel on Denman and then met up with Sonja and Damon for another walk around the neighbourhood, I definitely deserved the gelato that we had that night!

This was our last day in Vancouver. The aquarium is really nice and huge. We had a great day exploring. Paige's favorite was when the dolphins "walked on their tales" and Elyse loved the butterfly exhibit. I really enjoyed the baby beluga whale, you get to see it up close. The girls were so tired this day that it was a bit of a challenge to make it through the day! We walked soooo much in Vancouver, I think we were all exhausted.

Elyse with one of the giant sea turtles at the aquarium.