Notes from the Promised Land, Days 4 & 5

[ciroccoj]

Day 4
Puttered about Vancouver. Saw a Japanese fishing village. No pictures. Boo.

Day 5
The next day, my dad, Trinh, Emma and Mark started driving to Alberta. Dennis stayed behind, with a caregiver who was going to stay with him while the trail ride was going on, since he would have been pretty miserable if he'd come along. We also stayed in Vancouver, as we were going to be flying in to Lethbridge. Went to the Capilano Bridge, a 136-metre long suspension bridge that hangs 70 above the Capilano river.

Yeah, province of superlatives. It's a little scary, walking over this thing.


Anybody remember Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball?"


David Duchovny, who lived in Vancouver for about five years, said that it rained "about 400 days of the year" there. We were lucky - we only got rain the last day, and since we were visiting a rain forest, it was all A-OK :)


A Frigging Huge Tree.



After you've crushed every vertiguous feeling you've ever had by walking 70 metres over rushing water, you can climb up to a network of suspension bridges that girdle some of the giant trees on the other side of the bridge, and go for a little walk waaaay up high. And if you're a kid, you can play tag up there. And then get in trouble with your parents, because you're not supposed to be running and yelling and shaking the bridges and causing heart attacks in the other visitors.


Not Quite Fern Gully, but close enough.

Comments

[fearciuil.livejournal.com]

OMG. Province of superlatives, indeed. My grandmother used to live on Orcas Island in Puget Sound. (She lives here in Colorado, now, as she's 91 and none of the rest of the family lives anywhere near Washington.) Now I want to go back there. Like, today.

Beautiful pictures, just in case that wasn't clear ... thank you so much for sharing them. And it sounds like you had a good time. : )

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

OMG. Province of superlatives, indeed. My grandmother used to live on Orcas Island in Puget Sound.
Ooh, I've heard that's a beautiful place.

Beautiful pictures, just in case that wasn't clear ... thank you so much for sharing them. And it sounds like you had a good time. : )
Thanks! Yeah, we really did :) :) :)

[daf9.livejournal.com]

I walked across Capilano bridge 30 years ago. I thought I was going to pass out! Inched along clinging to the railing, eyes closed while kids ran past me.

The pictures are spectacular!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I walked across Capilano bridge 30 years ago. I thought I was going to pass out!
You know, I was just fine until all of a sudden Chris pulled my arm to get me to look at something and I nearly had a heart attack. Forebrain understanding my absolute safety; hindbrain freaked the hell out :D :D :D

[owens-mom.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet figured out the sum of money it would take for me to go on those bridges... though I have seen some cool zip line thingers around that same area that look pretty fun...

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet figured out the sum of money it would take for me to go on those bridges...
I really hadn't thought of how scary it was until it was time to step on the thing. While it swayed. That was... myeah. ::gulp::

[tudorlady.livejournal.com]

Dude. I would SO play tag up there. Entirely too cool!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Oh so would I! It really when you have to exude firm discipline while simultaneously wishing you could join in the fun ;)

[mama-rana.livejournal.com]

Oh. No. Way.
You couldn't get me on that bridge for all the money in the world. Did it sway? ::shudders:: The other ones between teh treees might be ok.....

Loved the Happy Fun Ball video!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

You couldn't get me on that bridge for all the money in the world.
I really thought I was just fine. Then Chris grabbed my arm and I nearly jumped out of my skin. I was this close to going fetal.

Did it sway? ::shudders::
Oh yeah, bigtime. By that time I'd acclimatized, but it was still a bit of a heart-in-mouth kind of experience.

Loved the Happy Fun Ball video!
I showed it to my kids; now they know why Chris and I occasionally tell each other "Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball" :D :D

[batita.livejournal.com]

And then get in trouble with your parents, because you're not supposed to be running and yelling and shaking the bridges and causing heart attacks in the other visitors.

oops, i think i'm in trouble too!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, me too! I so wanted to join in! Instead I had to wear my Mom Hat, which is no fun at all sometimes :(