While I’m en route home after our trip in B.C., I thought I’d give you the shortened version of our 2 night stay in Whistler! Most photos are from my ‘droid. Better pics will be coming soon once I have a chance to process and sift through the hundreds of them!!
We drove from Victoria to Nanaimo to catch the ferry. Then took the ferry over and drove to Whistler along the Sea to Sky highway. The total trip was about 7 hours, including ferry wait time and making a few stops along the way. It is quite possibly the most gorgeous drive I’ve ever been on in my life. Actually, I’m pretty sure it is! There are a few places to stop and take photos, but the real gorgeous spots we had to just save in our minds. If you ever get the chance to drive this route, do it!!
One of our stops: Brandywine Falls. You only have to hike 500 or so metres to get to it and it’s a great excuse to get the legs moving!
One of my favourite views of the entire trip. Another lookout point not far from the falls.
Another pit stop along the sea to sky highway.
Food pit stop!
I enjoyed one of the best vegan cookies of my life at Zephyr Cafe in Squamish. Thanks for the tip to stop here! It was the size of my head like all good cookies should be. They also had quite a few vegan options here.
Vegan goodies I found while in Whistler at Moguls Coffee House – vegan banana bread and a raspberry choc chip muffin. The muffin was like cake and super sweet, but yummy. The banana bread was a bit more modest. Not my usual breakfast foods, but they were fun to snack on throughout the stay!
We had some major zip-lining fun!!
and the best group with two AMAZING instructors – Martin and Helen!!
One of the 5 ziplines!
I have to say, I blew my anxiety out of the water. It was so much fun! We took some fun videos that I will be putting together soon to show you.
Look ma no hands!!! [not phone pics]
Going up to Whistler Peak.
OBSESSED. with. these.
The air in Whistler was the freshest air I have ever experienced! Wish I could bottle it.
We completely lucked out with the weather on this trip. It was 28C in Whistler and hot, hot, hot! Even at the peak it was warm enough to wear a tank and shorts. Crazy!
Look who we bumped into! ;)
Views!
Going back down the chair lift.
Our reward – we came across a few vegan flavours at the gelato stand! Mango & mixed berry.
Well, that’s all she wrote for now.
Time to board the plane for a day of travel. I’m so sad to leave B.C., however, so looking forward to sleeping in my own bed with my own fav pillow! I can’t wait to start going through the pictures from the trip. I’d say we took over 1500 or so….
See you next from Ontario!
Oh wow- the zip-lining looked amazing, especially with the incredible views!!
I live in Whistler and I loved this post but I find being vegan in Whistler so frustrating–did you find this as well? The grocery stores have very little.
Glad you had an awesome time.
It was for sure the most difficult of our travels! Luckily I had a lot of food packed and we had an amazing meal at an Indian restaurant.
Whistler is my FAVORITE place on all of earth (that I’ve been to so far)! Your pictures and mention of various restaurants bring back memories. Thanks for sharing!!
We went to Whistler when it was all covered in snow. It was beautiful then and it is beautiful now! Great pictures!
Maneet
www.maneetgupta.com
SO pretty! I’ve never been to Canada [eating dinner there once when we were in Michigan does not count haha] but have always wanted to go during the fall/ winter- I’ve heard there’s great skiing!!!
P.S. The picture of you on the zipline is fabulous :D
I took a trip to B.C. (Salt Spring Island, Nanaimo, Victoria) this summer with the couple I take care of and it blew my mind how beautiful it was! Not only that, everyone was SO nice and friendly!
I’m glad you guys had fun, too!
My Homeland! I LOVE BC – so glad you enjoyed yourself so thoroughly. I relocated from Ottawa 5 years ago and never looked back – now you can see why!
Hi Angela! Love your photos and that you’re visiting my part of the country. After a great hike north of Squamish, I popped into zephir cafe today to try out the highly recommended vegan cookie. I got the gluten free one, but was pretty dissapointed with it- I thought only mediocre and I much prefer the ones I bake here at home with your recipe. I wonder if the wheat one is the one you had and this might account for the difference? I did also get a beet raspberry cake there, and it was pretty awesome, so the visit wasn’t a dissapointment :) Look forward to more of your photos!
What incredible scenery, absolutely breathtaking. Phone technology has come such a long way now that you never really need to carry a dedicated camera anymore. Superb.
May I what company you zip-lined with in Whistler? We are headed there for summer vacation and we want to take our 15 year old daughter zipping. The place you zipped at looked awesome!
hey Bret, We went with the company Ziptrek – I couldn’t recommend then more! So friendly :)
I don’t know how it took me so long to come across this post! I follow your blog religiously, but somehow missed this post. I live in Squamish, and actually work at Zephyr! I agree…those cookies are absolutely unbelievable! I’m so glad you enjoyed your trip to my hometown :)
Glad you visited ! I grew up here and still have not intention of leaving :) If you’re looking for a good breakfast- hit up any grocery store for Jules Fuel ! :)
If you came up with a Zephyr cookie recipe dupe, that would be the best thing ever!!!!