Last Stop – Whistler

The final leg of our Canadian adventure finds us leaving the great city of Vancouver heading to the famous ski village of Whistler.

It doesn’t take long before we have made our way out of the city and onto the highway. Regarded as one of the most scenic roads in the world, the Sea to Sky highway follows the beautiful Vancouver Lakes towards Whistler. I can’t help but think how good it would be sailing these bodies of water. The backdrop is a stunning array of mountains that fall directly to the lakes’ calm waters. Again, the scenery is nothing short of spectacular. We have this visual pleasure for the next hour or so.

The drive is easy and the road is mainly dual highway. We stop and take in the waterfalls of Garibaldi National Park before pushing on past the town of Squamish.

We are now at the tail end of the Canadian summer months and the cool air is apparent. The snow season isn’t far away.  We will be seeing Whistler and its surrounds from a slightly different perspective to what most of the world would be familiar with.

The approach to the main village winds its way through some lovely areas filled with chalets and resorts of the wealthy.

We arrive at our hotel, Chrystal Lodge which over looks the actual village square. Our accommodation is first class and in a great position. We get settled and head off to explore Whistler.  We usually stay as close to the centre of the city or town as possible so as we can get about on foot and experience the atmosphere of where we are without having to get in a car or find our way to the place we are wanting to experience.

It’s early afternoon and the place is full of mountain bikers. When it’s not ski season it’s mountain bike season and the ski  lifts are flat out ferrying bikes and their riders up and down the slopes. I find this quite amazing and can totally understand the attraction.

The riders are decked out in their full face helmets, safety gear, boots and some sensational bikes. They take this very seriously as a summer sport.

 

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We stroll through the village and as is the style, there are plenty of the top label fashion shops for Debra and Tess to enjoy.

To end our afternoon we find a great bar with outdoor seating and enjoy a few schooners of the local lager from the Whistler Brewing Company and just watch the world of Whistler go by.

Decisions are made regarding tomorrow’s activities. It will be one of the most exhilarating and fun things I have done in a while. Super Fly is a flying fox on steroids. It’s not one experience – it’s four.

You are taken via a small All Terrain vehicle to the peak of the highest Zip Line. This is when you get a real feel for what you’ve signed up for. You look down from the small platform that’s 600 metres above the ground and try to follow with your eyes the steel cables that disappear somewhere into the distance over one kilometre away. You will reach speeds over 100 kilometres per hour. You give the nod – I’m ready! You’re now flying, the initial trepidation is gone, this is unbelievable, the views, the height and speed. We were warned – on approach to the landing area – lift your legs into a crouching position ready for the sudden and somewhat violent impact of hitting a huge shock absorber which will bring you to a stand still in under ten metres.

It reminded me of the fighter jets landing on an aircraft carrier – BOOM you’ve landed.

From this Zip Line it’s a short walk that has you at the next launch pad and so on, until you land back at the original departure centre. Each Zip line is different in length and gradient so each is a unique experience in acceleration and terrain.

Check out the link to the two minute video – its worth the fun.  http://www.superflyziplines.com/zipline-video

There’s plenty to do in Whistler outside of the ski season – golf, cycling, entertainment, hiking and some great eating. All in all, wonderful village atmosphere. You’ll love it!

Just as we loved our entire Canadian experience. From the wilderness, wild life, white water rafting, cycling, bushwalking, glaciers, golf, zip lines, helicopters, great cities, great towns and great people or just relaxing and watching the world go by on a train ride – it doesn’t get much better.

It’s time to head home to Australia – till next time. RD.

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