Cedar Hollow By Aloha Whistler
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Leaving Whistler and the kindness of strangers
... rest of our time in Canada. Now I'd heard that Jasper & Banff are must see places whilst Caroline had found a train to Seattle & we both want to do Vancouver Island. So how can we fit it all in to the next 13 days? After much deliberation we were discussing the option of hiring a car when I heard from behind me a Yorkshire accent asking if we wanted some local knowledge. This came from a retired man from Vancouver, he was originally from Bradford & his wife is ...
Don't look down!
... not while on top of a mountain or while going over a huge valley in a gondala, so I suggested to Andrew that we go to the peak to peak gondola while it was still sunny. We boarded it with about 10 other die-*********ly a handful of us looked terrified. My hands we clamy the entire way and I don't think I actually took a breath until we reached the other end. Robbie and Andrew were loving it. Robbie looked down the entire way (and I mean way ...
Bats, switch backs and alpine villages
... we have to drive on it takes ages! Plus they are about 2000m up the side of a mountain with a sheer drop one one side and no road side barriers. I lean in towards the middle of the car not that it makes any difference. We turned one corner and nearly drove staright into a Mull deer that had ran out into the road, it stopped and looked at us like what the hell are you doing here before trooting off.
We stopped at a small place called Jade Springs ...
Whistler Wonderland
... was a real winner - traditional Italian thinish crispy base with amazing and unique gourmet toppings.
We would NOT recommend Barefoot Bistro, highly rated but overly complex food and a culture of 'extra' costs that further spoilt our experience there.
The morning we left Whistler was similar to our other mornings there with more fresh snow on the ground! What a beautiful town and great mountain- we hope to come back again soon.
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Let it snow
... br>
Made the most of the smart room we had been given by doing nothing but lazing about and reading some leaflets during the morning to help us decide what to do today. By using the information on the leaflets and the internet we soon realised that pretty much everything we could do was shut which made the decision of what to do much easier.
We decided the best plan of action would be to walk through the village and if we saw anywhere open to ask them. ...
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