I live in Vancouver and Vancouver is a tourist spot, and it is now “tourist time” so I'm used to being asked for directions frequently, but today was the first time I was asked where the seawall is. I was on Granville Island so I actually wasn't sure. There is a path around the outside of Granville Island, but it has buildings and a cement factory on one edge which you need to go around. I thought this may be a part of the seawall route, but I wasn't sure.
In actual fact, after a bit of googling, I've now found out that the seawall passes just south of Granville Island and doesn't go into it or around the edge of it!
The seawall in Vancouver is now 22 km long, the newest stretch beside the Olympic Village is now open so there is no longer a break in the middle. The Olympic Village is currently a heavy construction zone with a dozen building cranes working madly at building the village for the year 2010, but most of Vancouver is a construction zone, so it fits in quite well with the surrounding area. I've found a map of the seawall:
Vancouver Seawall Map
And now I know where to direct people to the seawall from Granville Island. I should really carry maps, most summers I do actually. I've found maps useful when giving directions, it's amazing how many people visit a new area without having a map.
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