Whistler Mountain

Had to get up at 6.30, scoff an early breakfast and then head down to Departure Bay in Nanaimo to catch the 8.30 ferry crossing to Vancouver. Luckily the trip across was smooth and as we neared Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver side) we saw some dolphins leaping in the water. Still another grey day with low-lying clouds, but at least it's not raining at …

Finally, Whistlers ... and for Patrick, the cherry on the cake ... the piece de Resistance.
He was at last here in Whistlers ready to ski, after I dragged him all around Northern America and Mexico!

The 2 hour Sea-Sky drive by bus from Vancouver up to Whistlers Blackcombe was picturesque and one we took slowly on our drive back down …

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Well we are finally enjoying some beautiful spring weather, the temperatures have been mostly around 20 each day and you can smell the flowers blooming. Its a real novelty experiencing the change in seasons as we don't experience this as much in Queensland.

We left Vancouver Island and headed straight to Vancouver as I had …

So we arrived into Whistler Easter Monday afternoon to see the sun shining and the town bustling. It is Chris and Zach's first time here so we went for a walk through the village after checking into another airbnb condo in the Alpenglow lodge on Main St. Our first encounter was an awesome playground filled with kids Zach's age so he had a blast as …

Today we got to do something i've wanted to do for ages... whistler zip line-ing! Been on my bucket list since i saw it advertised on a getaway show years and years ago. It was an early start to the day getting to a hotel pick-up point. Our driver was really nice, we were the youngest in our bus. Actually i was very impressed with it, small and new …

We woke up feeling a little unsure about our future days full of car rides. After our time on the Island and then in Vancouver, we were getting used to staying in one spot and not driving for hours. However, once we were up and on the road, our demeanour started to change. Breakie at McDonalds also help clear away the morning fuzz.

We saw …

... boy would get the all you can drink dinner special, do it justice, hit the bar all night with us, and be halfway through climbing a mountain by lunchtime the next day! Not content, heŽd be back on the all you can drink by dinner! Not just a partier, ...

... the line was almost stretching back down to Vancouver anyway. Taking the cable car up to the mid-point station on Whistler mountain I stepped out like everyone else doing the Frankenstein walk to take in the unbelievable mountain scenery looking so ...

... the first Australian we came across (so that took about two seconds) if there was any Vegemite - there is no Vegemite in Whistler either. The no Vegemite crisis worsens. I have pleadingly emailed my mother to rescue me from the Vegemite drought and ...

It was time I finally starting paying attention to the fact that I live in Canada!  So a bunch of us went up to Cypress Mountain, about 30 minutes from where I live, and went skiing for the day. So close to my door! Was great fun though very tiring. ...

... off into the bush. A fantastic encounter - and so much more enjoyable for being on a (fast) horse rather than foot/mountain bikes. Our wranglers were lovely chaps (geddit?), they worked really hard and clearly enjoyed doing stuff like the cowboy ...

... of us took the gondola up the mountain where we played in the snow (in JULY!) and even took a helicopter flight to see Whistler Glacier. The author also mentions the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, which is where we had dinner (at Wildflower), and it was a ...

... - comes over. She apparently is in the same room as this random guy. And I had no idea she was even in Canada, let alone Whistler, let alone in the staff accommodation, let alone in this building, let alone sharing a room with this guy! It was SO ...

... 30am, we arrive. I go up to Mel's apartment to pick up my skis, get suited and booted, and 9:30am, I'm skiing down the mountain. Beauty. It's an incredible day, blue skies, a little bit of fresh snow, about -2 degrees (infinite improvement on 2 ...

... powder, and it was so nice to be skiing with Mel again, even if I did struggle to keep up with her! We went over the entire Whistler mountain, and before we knew it, it was 1:30pm. It had been a long long day so we decided to go for a late lunch and ...

... up and deep in places. It just wasn't enjoyable in the slightest, I felt like I was forcing myself to be there. I thought I'd try Whistler mountain instead, but it wasn't any better so after just 2 hours up the hill, I decided I'd had enough and to come ...