CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE

230 ft above the floor of the Capilano Canyon, and a 450 ft. span. It’s a little scary at first, then you reach the middle as the bridge sways and moves with everyone walking across it. Pause to look down and marvel at the view. Clear water rushes far below, streams cascade down the canyon walls, gravity defying trees cling to the vertical drop.

Breathtaking!! The last time, I was here was back in the 1965 when I was expecting my first daughter. I return many years later with my daughters son, my Grandson Matt and his girlfriend Erica.  What a thrill for me it is! It’s certainly much more beautiful then I remember as there is so many more attractions, such as eco tours, treetop adventures, totem poles and much more!

 

 

So many places to go and wander on lovely groomed trails, and LOTS of stair climbing as you go higher than the trees! The trees are HUGE!

 

Erica is such a Sweetheart!!!!

Some of the creatures of the forest!! How would you like to come across this one!! It’s just a large model, so don’t say….”I’m never going there!!!”

Just models!!!

Something prettier!!!!!

Recognize anyone?

Erica signing the book before we toured the gift shop. Then to thank my friend Helen for the free tickets she so kindly gave us and then on to our next venture.

Stay tuned!

Notes of interest:

Since 1889 the Bridge has welcomed millions of visitors. The Bridge was originally suspended on hemp rope. Today’s bridge uses 2” steel cables capable of supporting two fully loaded 747’s!

Treetop Adventures, built in 2003, uses non-intrusive steel collars specially engineered to securely support platforms and bridges without harming trees.

Each Treetop Adventure bridge is supported on 1” cables capable of holding 100,000 lbs.

I felt quite safe!!

Opening in a few months will be a glass platform that you can walk out over the river below. It will be breathtaking!

Cost for a visit is $30.00 per person. Worth it!!

STUFF

Stuff! That’s all I have to write about, just stuff!!  The picture above was taken last week on one of our many little strolls. That’s Tom standing reading a sign or something.

Since then, Tom had his hernia repaired yesterday and already he’s feeling much better without the terrible pain he had. The post-surgery pain he say’s is much easier to deal with, so hopefully, he is on the mend! It’s been a terribly, difficult year for him, and a year of worry for me, so as time goes by, we can maybe get back to our normal lives instead of visiting doctor’s offices so much!

One thing about the hospital….usually there are scads of donated magazines in every nook and cranny of the hospital, but because of the H1N1, they have all been removed. I’ve heard they no longer have them in doctor’s office either. I’m now worried about the Library books and if they may end up closing down the Library if this virus, gets up to a mighty roar! I’d be lost without that place!!!

 

ABOVE and BELOW, are pictures of Horseshoe Bay, where I once lived in my other life! Also, where our Doctor’s office is. It’s a beautiful place on a nice day, but very cold and dreary when it’s not!

Because of two very kind people out there in cyber land, they were able to  help me  find some information of the family history I have been hunting for and had mentioned recently on the blog  I wanted to know when my Grandmother came to Canada, and on what ship, from Belfast to Quebec, with her 5 children to meet her husband. Thanks to Barbara who told me how to place a search and on what program and to Erin who had the program and looked up the information, I now have it that they came in 1924 on the Passenger Ship called The Caronia. Many thanks to Barbara and Erin.

It’s a beautiful day here in West Vancouver, a little cloudy, but very warm. I just wore a light sweater on my walk and it was very enjoyable, as I walked and hummed a little tune. I must have looked happy and contented, because many people smiled in a friendly way! Nothing makes you feel better then a smile!! However, now that I think of it, maybe they were concerned for me. I have a problem with “dry eyes”, meaning they “leak”, when I walk, making my eyes look red, like I’ve been crying. It’s so embarrassing as I walk along wiping away the tears dripping down my cheeks.

Oh well..it was a lovely walk, but I never stopped to take any pictures!! Better get on that eh?

FLOWERS FOR MY READERS

These are for you, my faithful readers, and those that just pass by for a quick look at something that popped up on Google. But these are for YOU!

Today was a  mostly uneventful Monday, except for a few things.

1. A wonderful person from France has been writing and helping beyond belief, with the Genealogy search for my father’s side of the family with scads of information. He’s friendly, extremely helpful and just a wonderful person, and thank God, he speaks and writes English! Thank you Fabrice for ALL your help, and I hope we pass back and forth not only letters of family but friendship as well.

2. We went to Horseshoe Bay to the doctors and all is well. We both live to see another day or two!  Just some problem in my shoulder’s, probably arthritis.

I took a few pictures on the way home  from Horseshoe Bay to Ambleside to share with you.

Above and Below is taken from the upper road out of Horseshoe Bay, looking down on the beautiful scenery.

How wonderful to own your own little island!!

Walking along the side of the road, I felt my heart do a few little skips as little unknown creature scurried out of my way, and rustled the grass I was walking in.

3. Tom and I went out for lunch and stopped into  our favourite spot, The Library for a little read of the newspapers.

4. I finished a wonderful book,The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent

So, if looking for something good to read, this is it!!

5. I had a good snooze

6. Made an easy dinner, and now soon going to head to my favourite spot.

That’s it….to the tub, my bath , a new book and a nice cup of hot water with lemon in it!!! Another good day that went by too quickly.