Seaplane Over Vancouver
Vancouver by Seaplane
October 5th, 2020
Before relocating from Canada in spring of 2018, I was given the gift of a seaplane flight over Vancouver. In a mere 30 minutes, the plane departed from the harbor, crossed over the Lion’s Gate Bridge and Stanley Park, turned north to the Sea to Sky Highway, circled closely over snow-covered West Lion mountain and returned to the harbor for the water landing. What a view! What a trip! A perspective of Vancouver I won’t forget.
More tomorrow ~ including some exciting news!
Kelly
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home.
Canada Place, Vancouver
Vancouver by Seaplane
Lion’s Gate Bridge
Lion’s Gate Bridge
Lion’s Gate Bridge and Stanley Park
Point Atkinson Lighthouse, West Vancouver
Vancouver by Seaplane
Vancouver by Seaplane
Highway to Whistler
Vancouver by Seaplane
Vancouver by Seaplane
West Lion
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Wow, this is what I didn’t get a chance to do when I was in Vancouver, thanks for giving me the opportunity.
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And you didn’t even need the life jacket! 🙂
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Right, everything went smoothly!
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Oh wow! Amazing photos. How fabulous to see Vancouver this way!
Alison
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Thanks Alison! It was a treat to see the city and mountains from the air.
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Thtas stunning it looks such a beautiful city the colours are unreal. Would love to visit Vancouver one day
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Yes, Vancouver is a very scenic city with the coast and the mountains together. Thanks for your thoughts!
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Can’t wait to go one day 😌
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Fabulous thing to do! 🙂 🙂 A friend’s daughter is working in the city and she was desperate to get out there to see her , but of course, it hasn’t happened.
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Oh, too bad! Vancouver is a very fun city to visit. Lots to do and so much wilderness just 45 minutes away and beyond. Hope she gets to go eventually!
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She was doing the full coast to coast of Canada 😦 😦
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Oh, WOW! That’s quite a trip! And surely quite a disappointment. I hope she still gets to go someday.
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Gorgeous. What a shame we can’t turn the clock back a couple of years and say “Hey let’s have coffee”. Hopefully you’ll be back 💕
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I know! It would have been so nice to have some friends across the bridge, meet up at Granville, etc.! We’ll definitely be back to visit eventually. Hopefully sooner than later and we can meet up. Can’t wait!
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Beautiful photos, it must give a great feeling to fly low over the waters, or over those icy mountains … Just like they show in some of the Nat Geo documentaries…
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It was a little scary being so close to the snowy mountains and I had never done a water landing before either. Beautiful views everywhere!
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Wonderful.
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Thank you! Hope all’s well in Colombia.
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How dreamy! I’ve always wanted to get a ride in one of these…
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It was quick and fun! Zipped around and came back, on a perfect day. Definitely an outing to consider if visiting Vancouver. Great to hear from you!!
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What a great trip — and thanks for sharing what you saw with us! Lovely vistas and snow-capped peaks!!!
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Beautiful countryside. Every time I’ve been through Vancouver I’ve seen those planes taking off and landing, and have thought it’d be a blast to have a ride. Thanks for the peek.
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Anywhere else the idea of a seaplane would be absurd… but not in BC. Splendid photos.
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Nice photos, it must have been really amazing to be able to view the city and the surrounding area from the sky 🙂
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It was an amazing 45 minutes of views from every window! The perfect weather made it even more enjoyable. Thanks for your comment, Jesper!
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