Whistler weekend

On October 16th, we headed up to Whistler for a weekend getaway with Myla and Angharad. It was my first time at Whistler (venue of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics!), but Ben had been there when he lived here 6 years ago. After a 2-hour drive on Friday night, we reached our destination: the Golden Dreams B&B. The girls had the "Wild West Room" and we had the "Black Bear Room" - here's ours...



After a relaxing laze-around until late Saturday morning, we walked into Whistler Village along a path bordered by tall trees, log homes, and the local golf course. Due to the fog and light rain I couldn't see the surrounding mountains, but Angharad assured me they really were there!





The rest of our day was spent wandering around the pretty village...








Eating yummy food...






Exploring gorgeous art galleries (not something I can say I've ever really enjoyed until now!)...




And photographing leaves ;)...






After an early tea/dinner/supper, we headed back to the B&B for a blissfully lazy evening of reading books in the loungeroom. (There was also a Jacuzzi and an outdoor hot tub we could use... the host delights in cooking a different and delicious breakfast each morning... AND she and their dog Sam put on a morning routine that involves Sam "singing" for treats... we TOTALLY recommend this awesome B&B!! Also, host's hubby is a well-known local personality and once skied with Princes Charles, William and Harry - I saw the photo evidence!)

The next morning we went to the little meeting at Pemberton, which was actually the reason for spending the weekend in Whistler in the first place. We had gone up to boost numbers but it turned out there were lots of other extras too! We all stayed for lunch and had a wonderful visit together. A few more "small world" stories emerged, such as meeting a couple who stayed a night with my grandparents in Queensland some years ago... and a number of folks had spent time with both of my mum's brothers on their respective visits to Canada. Love it!





On the drive home on Sunday afternoon, we were able to see the scenery we had driven past in the dark on Friday night. Pretty spectacular!




So that's Whistler! :) To view these photos and more in Picasa, click here or on the link under "Our photo albums", above right.