Visited Vancouver Island, Victoria for the day. Was such a long day! Woke up 05:30 and didn't get back to the hostel until 23:00!! I wished someone had advised us that it wasn't just a day trip, as we spent most of our time travelling to and from the island! Once we arrived by ferry I assumed that everything would be walking distance or a short bus ride away...how wrong I was! We were hoping for a scenic day, but ended up with a tourist attraction, full of shops....

Went to Gas Town today, which wasn't very far from where we are staying. Was very refreshing to see such a contrast from Vancouver itself, i.e. the built up city feel. The buildings in Gas Town were unique and it definately had a buzz about the place. The smoking clock was pretty cool to see however, I did chuckle to myself that its chime was Big Ben! We didn't stray to far out of Gas Town, as towards the end you could definately see the rough part of town, whi...

Had a fairly easy day today; visited Granville Island in the afternoon. We walked across the bridge into another little world! Visited the famous market, which held arts and crafts and the usual fruit and veg. The craft section was definately mine and Amy's scene! Me and Amy walked around with a coffee and hot chocolate, then sat and overlooked the harbour! Was a beautiful day...definately felt on holiday mode!

Visited Stanley Park; we wanted to make most of the weather, as it was a beautiful sunny day. The park is huge - 1000 acres. We only managed to cover a small area in the couple of hours we spent there. The totem poles were the highlight for me! We then took the Sea bus over to the North and visited Lynn Canyon, where we walked over the suspension bridge! I've never been afraid of heights, so wouldn't have thought this would have been a problem for me - but onc...

Visited North Vancouver - where we had to get a sea bus across to the North! From here we visited Grouse Mountain. The bus journey to the mountain was lovely, as we got to see a different perspective of the city. Once at Grouse Mountain, we had to ride a cable cart, where the views were breath taking! Words can't describe how amazing the views were. The weather changed quite dramatically whilst up the mountain. At one point it was thick fog and then the next t...