Vancouver September 11th-14th

Hi Everyone - here we are in very sunny Vancouver - about 22 degrees for the last 2 days! Beautiful blue skies - not a cloud in sight! The ship docked at 7.30am yesterday, so we have had 2 days walking the sights of Vancouver - we walked for 8 hrs yesterday & 7 hrs today - lucky the hotel has a spa & pool where I can recover from the days exercise!
Yesterday we went to Capilano Suspension Bridge & Grouse Mountain - they were both fantastic! Saw bears & birds & a great lumberjack show - really entertaining. Went to the top of the mountain on a cable car - 3000 feet straight up! Today we walked to Granville island & then to Chinatown & Gastown - it is a bit disconcerting walking around as there is a large homeless population here & they beg on the streets - yuk!
Is a bit hard for us to get used to having to do things for ourselves - we actually have to think - being on the ship is a very closed environment - the rest of the world seems a very long way away - it is like living in a fantasy land! But, we are now in the reality of travelling in the real world - at least until we get on the Rocky Mountaineer Train on Thursday morning - we also miss the friends we made on the ship!
Photos are prior to arriving in Vancouver as we have not down loaded them as yet.
Thank you to those who have sent comments - much appreciated.
We are off to Vancouver Is tomorrow morning & then on to the train.