Blogs from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 6

Geo: 50.1158, -122.945I was begging for mercy after the on the go days of Vegas. I needed to put the feet up and just chill for a first day of relaxation. We were able to fit in a very lazy sleep in and a breakfast at home! Great start. This is a regular rhythm in 413 The Aspens - very late nights combined with very late mornings because Ian doesn't start work till midday and finishes after 8 pm.Monday morning we took an easy walk to start the day. We know where we are now and can go out the back gate of The Aspens, down by The Magic Chair, through the Upper Village, down the three flights of stairs, through the tunnel along Fitzimmons Trail and over the creek, cross at the lights on Blackcomb ... read more

Geo: 50.1153, -122.946It was a very sleepy morning at The Aspens with little action before 10 am. Mindy was hurrying everyone up because it was was a big day in Whistler...the sun was out...woohoo!Breakfast prepared by Ian in his perennial red stripped pjs (they must be 20 years old!), a quick shower and the mission of getting dressed...the under layer, the inner layer, the middle layer, the outer layer, the over layer and the water proof layer...and this is a sunny day!Whistler was busy today - it seems everyone was out because the sun was shining. Mindy and Ian were giving us the guided tour of the Upper Village, the creeks and bridges and Whistler Village. We dropped in to the bike shop and met Adam - Mindy's summer boss (first Canadian we have encountered) and ... read more

Geo: 50.1183, -122.954Mac did the flight SOLO because of the #Fab5 #Doing60 trip but his organization was perfect and found his way to the airport with no problems.It was a marathon 30 hours door to door. WIth the usual uber taxi service of Michael it was all aboard for the flight and with a couple of movies, a book, a few meals and some chit chat with the neighbours, the hours went by quickly and it was time to line up in the security area for a brisk run through Los Angeles to join the WestJet leg to Vancouver.Another foray in security this time in the beautiful Vancouver airport. Straight outside to the bus stop and the last part of the journey was the winding climb along the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler taking in ... read more

In order to avoid street closures for a parade, we made an early start. Only 4 miles form our downtown hotel is the Capilano Suspension Bridge and the park in which it resides. It is difficult to visually reconcile the residential neighborhood where you park with the wild area just on the other side of the park gate. The park contains the iconic suspension bridge but also nature walks, a cliff walk, and a treetops path consisting of a series of 7 suspension bridges of lesser magnitude. It all wanders through an old growth temperate rainforest of Douglas firs, western red cedars, and hemlocks, some of which are up to 1500 years old. The suspension bridge itself crosses a chasm with a small stream in the bottom. What could have been a peaceful interlude was somewhat ... read more

Już po kilku chwilach obserwacji Whistler doszliśmy do wniosku, że to miasto snowboardowch dudes'ów, gdzie dziewczyny, a tym bardziej ładne dziewczyny, to - nomen omen- towar na wagę złota. Dudes'i są międzynarodowi, bo przyjeżdżają tu do pracy sezonowej ze wszystkich stron świata, żeby kelnerować, odgarniać śnieg, albo "podawać orczyki", podczas gdy tak naprawdę chodzi o to, aby w wolnym czasie samemu jeździć. Teraz, po głównym sezonie, na deptaku jest pustawo, a w sklepach clearance sales. Świeci piękne słońce, w górach jeszcze mnóstwo śniegu, dudesi i nieliczne dudeski przechadzają się ze snowboardami w ręku i w japonkach, dzieci biegają w t-shirtach. Q ogarnął nam wypasiony dwupiętrowy apartament przy deptaku z dwoma (!) telewizorami, z balkonu widzimy więc całe życie miasteczka i góry - można nie ruszać się z pokoju. A jak sie już ruszyliśmy, to dotarliśmy na ... read more