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A really early start for my day trip to Whistler. A small bus of about 10 and I think 8 of us were Aussies! We were dropped off at the train station to catch the Rocky Mountaineer Train. There was a man playing bagpipes on the platform and apparently for no apparent reason other than "it adds a nice touch"! The train trip was a leisurely ride through some very pretty country but I had to go to the open carriage to take photos without getting glare from the windows. I spent most of the trip there so lucky it wasn't cold. We were served breakfast and the staff were really great. After arriving at Whistler we were transported by bus to the village and left to our own devices for about 4 1/2 hours. I chose to take the gondola up Whistler Mt and then did the Peak to Peak gondola which is a LONG way up. It goes from Whistler to Blackcomb Mtn and isn't for the faint of heart. I was too chicken to ride in one of the two glass bottom gondolas! Once you get to Blackcomb you have to come back again so too bad if you are really scared of heights! But even with little snow around it was pretty spectacular. I had lunch on top of Whistler and sat outside in the sun ( I was in a t-shirt!), then went back down to the town and walked around the shops, then walked up to the Aboriginal Cultural Centre which was pretty interesting. Back on the bus and then a scenic bus ride back to Vancouver via Shannon's Falls. Beautiful weather and yet another glorious sunset which I chose to watch from the hotel bar while typing this up! Tomorrow I switch to another hotel for the night (part of my package tour) and will spend the day with my friend Patty Lou who is going to show me around some more :-))) Vancouver has blessed me with perfect weather for the start of my holiday so if it turns bad at some point (and I'm sure it will), I am so happy for these few days :-))
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Karen wheeler Sounds fab Shirl!
Terri Sounds gorgeous. I look forward to more stories of your trip. :)
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