Got up early to get some breakky from downstairs before the tour group staying at our hotel took it all! Di was kind enough to get it whilst I struggled to get up! It wasn’t bad! Freshly made waffles, pastries, juice, and tea!
After breakky we set off to the visitor centre intent on buying our tickets up to Blackcomb mountain! When we got there the lady showed us the live web cam feed of the mountain and it didn’t look too inviting! Dark clouds, wind, and freezing temperatures made us think twice about going up! We returned to our hotel and after seeing the sun poke its head out intermittently, we decided what the heck, let’s do it!
Putting on 3 layers each, we got our tickets and walked up to the upper village to catch the chairlift up Blackcomb mountain! We first took the Wizard Express to a midstation platform before catching the Solar Express lift to Rendevous. On the way up we were fortunate enough to spot a native black bear! It looked like a cub!
The higher up we went, the colder it got! Some people were actually skiing and snowboarding and making their way to the top of the mountain. We caught a shuttle bus to the 7th Heaven Lift and headed for the summit! Up here it was freezing man!!! Without proper winter gear, my hands and face were numb, and my anklet socks weren’t cutting it!
Up the top we had splendid views of Whistler valley and there was significantly more snow up here than at the bottom of the hill. We took refuge in Horstman’s Hut and enjoyed a hearty bowl of minestrone soup! Then it was time to go back down as it started to snow!
Going down was even colder! The wind seemed to be blowing straight at us and it seemed to take forever to reach the bottom! On the way back down we spotted 2 more bears! Di was so happy!
Back at the bottom, we checked out Spicy Sports bicycle rentals before deciding to rent them tomorrow cos it looked like it was gonna rain. Instead we grabbed lunch at KFC to satisfy our craving! Mmm mmm!
After lunch it was already 3pm and we headed back to our hotel to rest a bit before going out to the cinema next door to see Kung Fu Panda! It was awesome!!! Really funny and great cinematography!
Dinner was home cooked fish and chips with leftover salad and chicken kebab from yesterday night! Time to sleep…right after our A & W root beer float! Yeah!
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