Blogs from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 31

Well, as hopefully you know by now we made it home with no worries - despite the best attempts of the good old British weather to stop our plane landing. Having slotted back in to the ways and luxuries of England (far too easily) we had Christmas with the families before heading up to Blakeney for new years on the Norfolk coast. We decided that if we were going to cook anything (everyone was expecting dinner!) it had to be a curry... so we spent all afternoon on the 31st trying to understand our scrawled recipes from our two cooking courses in India. After a good few hours we'd cracked out a few dishes that were by no means 'export quality' but did the job that evening! The night went down pretty well and thanks again ... read more

I heard it was around 40 degrees in Sydney, Australia, a few days back. A huge 70 degree (Celsius) difference between us and home. Yes that’s right guys and gals, it was - (minus) 30 degrees, a cold that I have never experienced before, a cold that when you remove your gloves to take a picture, 10 seconds later you lose the feeling in the hands, a cold that gives you a constant brain freeze. The weather channel called it an Artic Dry event. There was no wind chill, a still day at -30c was just C.O.L.D. We took the girls up the Gondola, and after a little snowboarding, Alissa stated that she doesn’t do chairlifts and she certainly doesn’t do - 30 degrees, she did end up mastering the chairlift but I don’t think any ... read more

We glide into Vancouver direct from San Fran, the plane is buffeted a little as we land. I’m back in Canada!!!, as most of you know I have a soft spot for the land of the maple leaf. Something about this place, even though it’s freezing and has snow top mountains surround the city of Vancouver; it somehow reminds me of home. During our stay we Rode around Stanly Park, visited the Beluga whales at the aquarium again. And Cam, this time we didn’t get wet. We stayed out of the splash zone. I have been to the snow every year for the last decade, Perisher, Thredbo, New Zealand and even Canada 2 years ago. I have never seen so much snow as I have in the last 72 hours. Friday the 5th we woke to ... read more

Well tonight is our last night here. (boo hoo ) We all skied and snow boarded today - getting much better at it. ( NOT ME )Today was glorious weather, blue skies and sunshine. We finished up at about 4.30 and had a hot spa and a nice meal. Nathan and Sarah are exausted they have had a blast here. We are off to Niagra tommorow, hopefully there is the chance to send some photos to the blog. We have had a chance to catch up on sleep here and also do all of our washing and have a home cooked meal. We enjoyed Christmas even though it was strange without all of our family and friends. Time out must go XXXX... read more

Its really hard to believe that its Christmas in 2 days! Although its very atmospheric with all the lights in the pine trees, and even though I’m constantly humming cheesy Christmas songs in my head after listening to them all day at work, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas! Perhaps it’s the sub zero temperatures, or the notable lack of the smell of mangoes, gardenias and jasmine in the air, and very much the fact that my family and friends are on the other side of the world… oooh I think the homesickness is setting in!! I wish you all a very merry Christmas - be sure to have a few prawns for me and soak up some sunshine. Oh yes there’s something else that we’re lacking here! I am really missing you all and will ... read more