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By Rach77
February 10th 2006

Goodbye Whistler!

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

sun reflecting on the water

Got up early and finished last minute packing. Ryan and i went out for a really nice breakfast in a restaurant situated beside the golf course. It was really cosy sitting by the fireplace. It was hard to believe my holiday had come to an end. Ryan dropped me off to the bus station and we said our goodbyes. I was really sad to go but know its a place i will always go back to. The drive to Vancouver takes two hours and is one of the most scenic drives ive ever experienced. I was just staring out the window [View Full Entry]

By naomi smit
February 10th 2006

Ranchman & more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary

Ranchman-8

So, now it's already weekend again. Time really flies by.. I just don't want to count how many time is still left, it's just too little.. This week was just like most weeks, classes, sports (Actually, I also started playing squash here now, which is a lot of fun!! Ok, after the first time I had such sore muscles that I could barely walk the next day, but it's getting better :)), etc. The movie this Monday was a lot better than the last one, we've seen Kiss kiss bang bang, which I found really great. Wednesday we've been to the [View Full Entry]

By Tarfeathers
February 10th 2006

Visiting Vancouver

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

Vancouver Mountains
A view from the walking/biking trail following the Skytrain route.

An uneventful trip from Bangkok to Vancouver. It has re-enforced my my belief that it is the most beautiful city in Canada, though I have no desire to live here again. The view from the plane as we came in for landing was spectacular with the bays, farmland, mountains and the mighty Fraser River as a backdrop. We have spent 4 days here wandering the downtown. We discovered a walking/bike trail that follows the Skytrain from at least the Metrotown to Broadway Skytrain stations. A relief from walking the sidewalks along the main streets. We leave today for Halifax and then [View Full Entry]

By Rach77
February 9th 2006

Last day snowboarding

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler

in heaven

Woke up and thankfully my ankle was feeling better. The swelling had come down a lot and thank god as it was my last day riding. Decided to go up Blackcomb. All my mates were working so unfortunately was riding on my own. But up there you just end up making friends with anyone. So i had been talking to this 20 year old kid who seemed to have fallen in love with me on the chairlift. He was just wierd, saying the most random things. Anyway i did one run with him and tried to lose him but i couldn't. [View Full Entry]

By Boarder Rich
February 9th 2006

Quite a week

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Kootenay National Park

View from Big White to Kelowna

I now find myself in a mountain town called Fernie, approximately 1800 kms since leaving the security of Whistler. Where to start? Instead of adopting a Canadian accept, I now find people mistaking me for an Australian as they have been swamping the hostels we've been staying in. Even an ex-pat from yorkshire who I was chatting to on a chairlift thought I was an aussie. Maybe it's a front to hide my english awkwardness, or to disguise my repressed english anger which comes out on the pool tables I've been winning out here. So this wouldn't be much of a [View Full Entry]

By Dawn and Pauls Excellent Adventure
February 9th 2006

Planning

North America » Canada » Ontario

OUR ROUTE: Feb 11 - depart Toronto for England (1 week to visit Paul's relatives and friends) Feb 19 - depart London for Cairo, Egypt (3 weeks) Mar 10 - depart Cairo for Nairobi, Kenya. We embark on an organized 8 week camping safari that takes us from Nairobi, through Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and finishes in Capetown, South Africa. (9 weeks) May 6 - depart Capetown for Mauritius (small island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar). Since we had to fly through Mauritius anyway, we figured we might as well rel [View Full Entry]

By Hymie
February 9th 2006

Whistler

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler

View of Whistler peak

Phil lent us his cell phone to use as an alarm as we are still travelling without a watch. We got up at 6.15, and Phil's best friend and colleague Paul picked us up a bit after seven. He was meeting some other Australian friends at Whistler so we were lucky to get a free trip up there. Some of the sights on the way up to Whistler were amazing, with bright blue sky as far as the eye could see. There was some roadside construction being conducted in preparation for the next Winter Olympics at Whistler in 2010. On arrival [View Full Entry]

By Hymie
February 8th 2006

Grouse Mountain

North America » Canada

Grouse Mountain Summit

Phil woke us up early again to go into town with him. Big day today, our plans were to go up Grouse Mountain (gondola) and cross the Capilano suspension bridge - massive test for my fear of heights. There had been showers overnight and it was a little overcast when we got to the city. We caught the seabus across to Vancouver North, which was pretty cool. The clouds had cleared so we decided to do Grouse Mountain first. Our bus driver was a bit gruff and crazy, she drove fast and was looking at photos as she drove - she [View Full Entry]

By Guvincanada
February 8th 2006

Snow Boarding.

North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal

All rugged up.
Trust me, this is what you wear in minus 40. Any exposed skin has a bad day.

On the 8th of Febuary ten guys from the Department decided to go snowboarding/sking for the week at Mount Tremblank [View Full Entry]

A true snow angel if ever there was one !

By Rach77
February 8th 2006

What a pain!

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler

lafi and i at tapleys

Woke up and could hardly walk. I had fallen asleep the previous night with a bag of ice on my ankle but it hadn't seemed to have helped at all. But i was adamant a sore ankle wasn't going to deter me. So got ready and went into the village. Headed up Whistler mountain up the gondola. Another beautiful day. I strapped on my board and headed off. I was ok straight lining it or on my toe or heel edge, but as soon as i tried to turn the pain set in. I knew that i had been a bit [View Full Entry]

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