Vancouver Waterfront

With almost 6 hours until my next flight, I wanted to do something other than try to stay awake at the airport. I reached out to Julia (who used to live in Van) and she recommended the Sky Train as a fast and easy way to get downtown area. It's like a subway except much smaller and cleaner than the TTC. The high parts feel like a rollercoaster. I took the train all the way to the end, the waterfront. It's been years since i've been in downtown Vancouver.

Once there, I saw a long, glass-enclosed walkway over the roads and tracks, and decided I want to see where that goes. I must have looked like a tourist because a kind woman who works for the transit practically yelled for me to take the Sea Bus, before I was anywhere near the end of the walkway. Seriously, I looked behind me because I thought she must see someone she knows. Not sure if it was my tan, my backpack, the bags under my eyes, or the fact i was the only person dressed for summer. Anyway, she told me it's a 15 min ride that's included with my Sky Train pass and it's well worth doing. (Also, how did she know I had a day-pass and not just a single ticket? Hmmmmm....) So I did. Yup, i found myself on another boat 2 days after celebrating being done with boats for a long time 😆.

The Sea Bus is a wide, stable passenger ferry that just goes back and forth between Canada Place and the Lonsdale Quay by the Shipyards, across Vancouver Harbour, a busy shipping lane. Several passengers had luggage, skis, snowboards, bikes, musical instruments. I do love Vancouver!!

Once on the other side I visited the Lonsdale Quay Market and enjoyed a strange breakfast of fish tacos. It felt like dinner time to me after all. I enjoyed a short, cool walk outside before it was time to head back to the airport via Sea Bus and Sky Train. Since I wasn't totally sure which train to take, I chatted up everyone with luggage but only ended up sharing travel stories as we were all a bit lost. Finally I spotted a woman wearing an airport security uniform and figured she was a sure bet. Indeed she was on her way to work and we sat together on the train and enjoyed a lovely conversation throughout the ride. I made it to my gate with lots of time to spare.Läs mer