Visiting Vancouver

What a great weekend! Seth and I drove up to Vancouver (about 3 hours north) to hang out with my friends that I met while studying in Australia, Lauren and Jon. They both finished their masters' degrees at Simon Frasier and are moving to Vermont in a few weeks. It was a great trip and as always, the weather was beautiful and sunny. Below are photos of our road trip though Washington and crossing into Canada (make sure you have your passport), renting bicycles and exploring Stanley Park (awesome totem poles and nice beaches), walking in the tree tops at the Capilano Suspension bridge, hiking Golden Ears Provincial Park, relaxing by the bay eating sushi and watching the tide come in, and going out for delicious dim sum (Chinese Sunday brunch) in Coquitlam.
Crossing the border. It only took 5 minutes going into Canada but nearly 2 hours coming back!
Hanging out in Stanley Park by the ocean and lots of big tankers.
Beautiful totem poles in Stanley Park.
The symbol of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics - Ilanaaq or inukshuk which means friend. I love the mascots, Miga and Quatchi. Olympics wikipedia. Watch out for my friend Carolyn Bramante when she competes in the biathlon next year! I'm so bummed that I am going to miss it! Good luck!
Seth riding his bike though Stanley Park with part of downtown Vancouver in the background.
Capilano Suspension bridge treetop adventure where we explored the temperate rainforest from the canopy - 100 feet off the ground. Rainforest wikipedia
Watch out!
Lauren and Jon on the Capilano Suspension bridge - a 450-foot long bridge spanning a 230-foot deep canyon and because it hangs freely between the supports on either end, it sways and bounces as you walk across it. Freaky! But they say it can hold tons and tons of weight - more than fifty 747s so we were safe.

I'm moving to Peru in less than a week! I am now on the apartment hunt so if you know anyone who lives in Miraflores, let me know!