Today was a rather relaxed day, we went and did some souvenir shopping and then headed off to Capilano Bridge for a few hours of wandering around there. A lot of the pictures from the day revolve around that. After we got done at Capilano we went to the Hard Rock Cafe for Angie so she could get a guitar pin for her collection. I then went in search of Poutine, for those of you unfamiliar with this dish it is Crispy Fries topped with Cheese Curds and then drowned in brown gravy. I had heard of this place called Mean Poutine while I was up there and went off in search of it. I found it and I was not disappointed and it made for a great lunch. Jennifer and I each tried a different ... read more

Ok so yesterday I fell asleep writing this, we arrived to Vancouver after getting up at 0600 again to grab the train from Seattle. After getting off the train and clearing customs which was an interesting conversation as our party looked a bit like the Beverly Hillbillies with 5 bags for 3 people. Border Control was really interested in why so much luggage for 3 days in country, after explaining to him what we were doing we went along on our way. Grabbed a cab out in front of the station...they don't believe in Uber here in Canada so much and off we went to go grab our Rental Car. Picked up the rental car and we were starving as we hadn't eaten since the night before, so right across from Enterprise we found a Costco...Alright ... read more

Well our day started at 0600 as we got up and ready to meet the town car to take us to the train station. That was an experience from hell, the driver was falling asleep and texting at the wheel, the car was in rough shape mechanically and appearance wise. I contacted the car service and lodged a complaint; I will be receiving a full refund for this time. We left for Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal(LAUPT) at 0630 and arrived at about 0730 after many delays related to the driver's abilities. We proceeded into the service and checked in our luggage. For those of you that have never ridden Amtrak before you are allowed two checked bags (up to 50 pounds) free, two carry-ons (airplane style) and then a personal item. Jennifer and I are ... read more