Oct 5, 2012 - Whistler

October 5, 2012 Very cold morning with frost all over. Camp is lovely and so well situated for what we want to do. Had breakfast in a small camp café that has very fresh and tasty food with good coffee. I had a breakfast sandwich and Bob had Huevos Rancheros with the works. Decided to hike to Lost Lake, about two hours up/down the mountain. One access is right behind our camp. The mountains are covered with hiking/biking trails that are cross country ski trails in the winter, not unlike other ski resorts. However, at Whistler there are so...

Oct 4, 2012 - Surrey to Whistler, Canada

October 4, 2012 For the record, Bob did not get up until 8:45! By the time we did laundry and bought groceries we did not get on the road until nearly 11:30. We are on our way to Whistler and have had construction traffic from the onset on Trans Canada 1. They are replacing bridges etc.etc. Weather and views are glorious as we go through Vancouver so none of the bother is troubling. We head north on Hwy 99, the Sea to Skyway Highway, towards Squamish, the last city on water going north. We have the view of Vancouver Island, The Inland...

Sep 5, 2012 - Bike Trip To Whistler BC

The weather was fantastic so Jackie and I decided to take the bike out for a ride to Whistler up the Sea to Sky Highway! The views were fabulous and even the road was great lol. Along the way we saw Shannon Falls, so we pulled off and decided to hike up to the falls for the view and some pics.....beautiful! We pulled into the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Village where the ski jumping and Biathalons were held and did some poking around. They actually allowed us to shoot an authentic Biathalon 22 caliber rifle at the real targets on the real range....

Sep 4, 2012 - Whistler Mountains

Monday and Tuesday were both beautiful warm sunny days. Unfortunately Sue wasn’t feeling very well on Monday so, after a visit to the Olympic Village, she opted for an afternoon in the See Ya while I went off to scout out the Peak-2-Peak experience. The Olympic Village was the venue for the ski jumping, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and pentathlon events. We visited the ski jump and pentathlon sites. The Peak-2-Peak experience incorporates a gondola ride from the village up Whistler Mountain, a gondola ride from Whistler across to...

Aug 31, 2012 - Whistler

The big plus for our campsite is the changing view that we have of the valley and mountains. Sue noticed that the tree growth on the former logging roads had a distinctive pattern and light green color. The view changes with the weather. Yesterday we drove into Whistler Village for a look see and to find wifi. We decided to start at the Visitor Centre but had a tough time finding it! We finally found it and checked into some activities. Our plan is to take the mountain top tour later during our stay here. Today we stayed closer to the...

Aug 29, 2012 - Goodbye Vancouver Island

I took a hike around the trail adjacent to Living Forest Campground this morning before we headed out. This is a unique campground in that it combines the virtues of a state park setting with RV Park amenities. It has been a great place to stay. We got to the ferry about an hour before departure and spent some time in the terminal where they have a food court and some small shops. We again kept the See Ya and Escape separate for the trip. The ferry folks accommodated us by keeping us together as we drove aboard the ship. We found a seat on...

May 31, 2012 - May 2012

On May 2 we had several friends arrive. Jim and Bobbi from Calgary arrived with their friends Ken, Barb and Jared. Larry had not seen Jim for 40 years, when they lived in Estevan SK. They were here for four nights. Joan and Eric also arrived on May 2 for a week on their way back to Michigan. We had a fantastic time - sightseeing, eating out and lots of Happy Hours! If you recall we met them in St. Andrew's NB and then again in Yuma. Hopefully we will see them when we go south again this fall. On the 20th Kelly was in Squamish playing in a...

Aug 22, 2011 - Whistler BC

The morning started out with my application of bug spray which turned out to be my lens cleaner fortunately I discovered the mistake before going outside and facing the misquotes. We headed out to Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park making a stop at the Chilcotin River Bridge to watch the first Nations People dip net for Salmon. We explored the park but did not see any sheep. We hit the road our goal was Falls Campground just outside of Whistler, BC. We took the Sea to Sky highway which has many curves and steep grades. As we crested one...

Aug 21, 2011 - Whistler, BC Temp 73

We made the short trip up the road towards Whistler - site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Before we arrived at Whistler, we made the turn to our RV park. We were met by a 11% incline road sign. Climbing about a half mile on a steep road with 3 hairpin turns and hoping not to meet another vehicle, we arrived at the office. It was a nice "top of the mountain" level park with mostly gravel. If they added grass between the sites, it'd be a very attractive park. The views were great. We were advised to keep an eye out for bears. Our site was at...

Aug 8, 2011 - Whistler

Another early morning as we had out to Whistler. Whistler is a three hour drive from our campsite. We are getting better at getting through Vancouver. Their highway is not a real highway. It is just a street that runs through town so there is a lot of traffic to fight through. We have figured out what lanes we need to be in and what all the traffic lights and signs mean. Once we got out of the Vancouver area, we were on a road they call Sea to the Sky highway. It is a long winding road that follows the ocean up to Whistler. Along the way,...

Jun 9, 2011 - Whistler Mountain

vielen von euch ist dieser Wintersportort sicherlich bekannt von den nordamerikanischen FIS-Ski-Weltcuprennen. Whistler ist relativ jung, noch keine 50 Jahre alt und schon das groesste Skigebiet Nordamerikas. Und sehr schneesicher...wenn auch nicht unbedingt zum Auftakt der Winterolympiade 2010, so zumindest fuer unsre Ankunft am 9 Juni !! Ein deftiges schweizer Kaesefondue half uns da beim Aufwaermen. Wir besichtigten die Staetten der Winterolympiade und sahen ueberall Schwarzbaeren, direkt neben uns an der Strasse - ein tolles...

Jan 24, 2011 - Austrayyya Day, Whistler style! BC - Canada

Well Australia Day in Whistler was a lot of fun, it's certainly a much bigger deal than I've seen at home! Whistler is literally 80% Aussies, so it was a massive party, and there's nothing like being surrounded by thousands of singing drunken Aussies dressed in green, gold and Australian flags to quell the homesickness! There were heaps of people dressed up on the ski fields out snowboarding and skiing dressed in kangaroo suits and in boardshorts (and nothing else!). We drank VB as it was the only Australian beer they had - everyone seems...