The farewells were hard. Had to set lots of alarms to make sure that I was in the foyer of The Aspens for the 5.30 am departure for the marathon journey to Philadelphia with an expected arrival time of just after midnight.Lots of cuddles for Mindy and reassurances that our White Christmas adventure was just months away. A glance back and a wave and the journey had begun - this time I was heading down the mountain in a 10 seater shuttle bus, with a view just as sp...

"Ah ha ha ha" cackled the scheming Witchy-Poo Mindy Moo tapping the tips of her fingers together. "Now that we have got rid of Mummy Dearest after scaring her half to death on the scooters, let's see if we can push Daddy off the edge of the Whistler Peak on a mountain bike."Good opportunity for a a bit of fiction here! But let's get to the facts.Bottom line - Mindy beat Daddy for the first time in her life at ANYTHING! Despite his best efforts Mac was not...

Who in their right mind wakes up one morning and says..... "Think it would be great to put an elderly, blind, overweight unfit woman on a motor scooter and send her out onto the highway!?%$#" Declaring right up front that it was a BAD BAD BAD idea but Mindy and Ian (with the support of Mac) voted this as the number one thing to do and sold this as the "pinacle" of the Whistler experience. Now that I think back on it - I don't recall seeing any other tourist...

So we're back and it feels just like coming home. We know where we are going and how to get there. The snow has definitely retreated and the days are warm and despite wanting to see a bear - there are none waiting for us today.But one thing hasn't changed. Our guides are still pushing and prodding and getting us outdoors to enjoy MORE of the dizzying sights of the mountain.The weather is perfect with blue skies and no wind and this is the combination that...

It was all hands on deck this morning to get everything sorted and back in the suitcases. We are itinerants again, living out of the suitcases for this last part of the trip.Of course, the alarms were unnecessary because we were a little excited and were looking forward to heading back to Mindy and Ian...well, not the bus ride bit!The whole "get off the boat" thing was a bit of an anticlimax. A last stop in the Garden Cafe for breakfast, farewell and hugs for Dar...