VANCOUVER & LYNN CANYON

Vancouver visit

We spent roughly 5 days in Vancouver, Canada, check out what we did and what we saw.

While in Vancouver we stayed in Gastown not far from the waterfront (a block away from the Gassy Jack statue). We stayed in an AirBnb on the edge of downtown close to Water street. Tyson was our host and was very friendly. The place was the perfect size and used card access to enter the building. There was no A/C so if you are traveling during the summer just know that, there was also no provided parking which was not initially clear in the listing. If you are traveling with a car be aware of the parking garage rates - we paid around $20/day, all in all the place worked out well. I have placed a link for Tyson’s place below. Water street has a lot of great characteristics, there is a famous whistling steam clock that plays on the hour and a Salvador Dali statue a block off the main street. Around us were tons of great places to eat, grab drinks, and shop for souvenirs.

Vancouver Activities

When we arrived in Vancouver we couldn’t wait to explore the area and find the cool unique characteristics the city had to offer. To be efficient we rented eBikes and cruised around the city, checked out Stanley Park, and scout out delicious food! We came across some really awesome local sculptures such as the Dali, the Drop, Gassy Jack, the Whistle Clock, and much more. Vancouver is not short of delicious food, finding a place to eat became challenging each night because of all the options we had at our disposal – there was a pretty awesome pizza shop close to where we stayed that I might have popped into several times for a snack. I strongly recommend visiting Stanley Park and riding the path along the seawall, especially in the evening close to sunset.

Lynn Canyon Hike

The hike we did in the park was much much easier than most of the others we took on and was centered around a Lynn Canyon Park in North Vancouver. The total hike on the Baden Powell Trail was roughly 4 miles long with very little elevation, but excellent for a recovery day. Throughout Lynn Canyon you get to experience a pretty sweet suspension bridge, the 30 foot pool where you can cliff dive into the water (dangerous but epic), the Twin Falls bridge, and more. This was a great recovery day activity, totally free to enter the park, and really interesting beautiful sites – I strongly recommend if you have the time.