Home time today :-( We have had the most amazing time... Final words from the bloggers..... Andrea - what a fantastic holiday, the difficulty is where to next time! Pam - holiday never to be forgotten, don't go to the CN tower without taking travel tablets. Jill - had a fantastic time, just one question, has anybody seen a pair or blue pyjamas? Andrea told me not wear them in the street! Paul - is looking forward to returning, Canada 2014 anybody? Well t...

Better weather today so the gang decided on a short hike just 30 mins from Vancouver, by the Capilano Dam. Very picturesque walk although we took a wring turn and ended up with the walk being shorter than expected!!! The ladies then headed back to the hotel for a chill out whilst Paul and DB headed off hiking again. They managed to get a little lost and ended up walking the whole way back to the hotel, over the lions gate bridge and through Stanley Park (14 km!)...

Pams birthday and unfortunately the worst weather day of the trip so far, drizzle and quite cold, getting us ready for our return to the uk I guess! We all did a sight seeing trolley bus tour round the city. Taking in yaletown, Chinatown, gastown and Granville island, which was a bit like Brighton Marina, but better obviously. Tonight was supposed to be the opera, unfortunately we discovered the theatre was right bang in the middle of the east side crystal Meth ...

Went up to capilano suspension bridge in the morning. Very interesting, suspension bridge set in a temperate rainforest. Some trees over 1000 years old! Paul and db then went to go up grouse mountain but it was too cloudy so decided against it. Instead they went back into town and started walking round the gastown area. They then made the mistake of crossing into down town east. Mistake! Never seen any thing like it, drug addled zombies everywhere, it was like be...

The cover photo is for Luke, sorry it's so pink!!!!! Today started well with Andrea and Paul confirming just how unfit they are by doing an hour in the gym and only just surviving it!!! In the afternoon Paul, andrea, and db hired bikes and cycled round the sea wall at Stanley park. Andrea and Paul had a tandem, db a seven speed cruiser. The ladies, not being the biking types took the horse drawn carriage option round the park. The team finished off with some cu...