One of the benefits of staying in North Vancouver is the chance to experience, on a daily basis, the views of Downtown, the North Shore mountains and Burrard Inlet from Metro Vancouver’s most endearing form of public transit: the seabus.

The seabus is a day to day part of the commute for thousands of Vancouver and North Vancouver residents.  For this reason, if you’re looking for a relaxing ride and to enjoy the scenery, wait until after breakfast.  Things usually slow down considerably by nine o’clock, and downtown is more pleasant after that time as well.  A good rule of thumb for where to sit is to face backwards on the seabus–face Vancouver if you’re going to North Van, and vice-versa.  The busy people with connections to make always sit at the front in order to be first off, so there’s usually more space, and more opportunity to take pictures, from the back.

So, on your way to downtown Vancouver you can enjoy the panoramic vista of the North Van mountains.  Don’t forget to look to the sides as well, to the bright yellow sulphur piles and Lions Gate bridge arching elegantly over the mouth of the inlet and down into Stanley Park.  The view on the other side is more industrial but still appealing: the workings of a busy, thriving port.

On your way home in the evening settle back and watch the skyscrapers and the white sails of Canada place fall away from you… glowing the sun in the summer, or with the reflective lights glittering on the water by night.

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