After Capilano, we thought we were heading back to the hotel for a rest. There was a free shuttle to take us back and we waited in line for a few minutes and started to move towards boarding. At the last minute, Amy declared that it was too beautiful a day to head back (it was sunny and warm after 2 days of rain), so we pivoted and called an Uber to take us to Grouse Mountain (JJ was tired and took the shuttle to take a nap at the hotel). Our original plan had been to do the hike up the mountain, affectionately called the Grouse Grind (because it is 1.8 miles straight up with ladders at the steepest sections), but it was still closed because of snow. So, instead we rode the gondola to the top of the mountain for spectacular views:
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| Our first look at the gondola from the ground |
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| View from the way up |
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| The whole city laid out before us |
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| It was surprising to get to the top and see how much snow there was (since it was 70 degrees down below) |
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| We got hot cocoa to warm up (and savor while enjoying the view on the patio) |
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| Looking the other way the view was mountains |
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| We couldn't even see the mountains when we passed here on Sunday! |
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| The sea planes, in the sun |
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| Cool kinetic sculpture |
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| And an orca made out of lego-like blocks |
After cleaning up at the hotel, we decided to have drinks and appetizers in the lobby in lieu of dinner:
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| Celebrating our last night together |
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| The hotel used real cloth napkins with funny sayings on them - this was our favorite |
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