As we headed up the mountain on the bus I realised that I wasn't really dressed for going up a mountain....light jacket, light shoes with no socks and no beanie, no gloves and no common sense to always be prepared......but I also knew if it was that cold up there maybe my sit bones would cease to be sore!
Once the bus dropped us off the journey to the top began with an impressive cable car ride to the summit. Views, even though the clouds were low and closing in didn't deter from the amazing panorama. Lumberjack show and Birds in Motion raptor show were a bonus and thoroughly entertaining in the 7 degrees temperature. The lumberjack show was a bit slapstick but skillfull re the physical efforts they applied to demonstrate their craft. By the time the raptor show started the clouds and mist had moved in which limited the audience size but made the show up close and personal to the people who had braved the elements like us. Bald eagle, hawk, barn owl, turkey vulture and a peregrine falcon (fastest animal In the world) - all in all a very entertaining and informative show. Departed by the bear enclosure and I am pretty sure if you encountered one in the wild without an electric fence to protect you I don't think you would stand around ringing your bear bell for too long.
What goes up must come down!!!
What goes up must come down!!!
A tasty Greek meal with a double ouzo for dessert at Lonsdale Quay was a great way to finish a lazy day in Vancouver......whistling all the way home!
Going up.....feeling a little cold.
Vancouver city in the far background.
Paul did a little whittling while here
Lumberjacks hamming it up while sawing....they still had all their fingers!
Pole dancing - 60' poles.
Log rolling
Bald eagle
Hawk eye
Hazel the barn owl weighs less than a pound.
Peregrine
Go eagles......Paul flapping about to keep warm
There's a bear in there....
Goldilocks and the 4 bears
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