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!
Looks like you had an awesome time! I NEED to go zip lining, looks like so much fun.
Brings back so many memories of our drive up the coast to Whistler. Amazing and breathtaking. Did you see a lot of bald eagles on the drive? Very glad you went upside down on the zipline! Crazy fun, right?? By the end of the zips, I was laughing from having so much fun in the fresh mountain air. Can’t wait to see more photos!
No I don’t think we did see any…next time!
wow such amazing pictures, looks like an amazing trip. I am definitely envious!
It looks like you are having an amazing time in BC :) And it looks absolutely gorgeous on the pictures – I would really love to go Canada (and especially BC after having seen these pictures!). I really hope you enjoy the rest of your vacation :)
This post makes me feel so lucky to live here, thanks for sharing!
Oh, I would really love to try the zip lines one day.
Lucky you, having so many yummy things to eat.
I am now obsessed with Whistler! I visited last month for Wanderlust and I never wanted to leave. I also tried the vegan chocolate chip muffin from Mogul’s for breakfast my last morning there – so sweet and cakey and indulgent, but good for a change :)
Those cookies look like they are worth a drive to Squamish for sure! I will have to check out Zephyr. Kale Krunch is amazing too, I love the tarragon dijon flavour.
Love the pictures! I went zip-lining in Hawaii and it was one of the most fun things I’ve done. I ended up falling down a ramp while still attached to the zip-line and skinned my leg and had red hawaiian dirt all over it (I was trying to impress one of the cute instructors and he said it was a tricky run so I volunteered to go first and obviously failed epically). Then he asked me out so it ended up being a good story :)
that’s cute!!
Beautiful. The place seems unreal, nature is truly beautiful.
And zip-lining must have been great fun too, makes me want to visit North-America :)
That looks like such a beautiful drive! I honestly don’t even mind long car rides when the scenery is as nice as that. It can keep me entertained for hours!
Looks like you had SUCH an amazing time Ange!! I totally hear you on the fresh air – I couldn’t get enough of it when I was in Vancouver! It sounds weird, but it made me jut want to stand outside and breathe (now I know why the Lulu folk are all about breathing deeply!!) I’m so so proud of you for ziplining. Can’t wait to hear more about it when you get back!!
hah when I was there, I totally thought to myself “I would breathe better if I lived here” ;) Need to work on that now home…
Wow it looks so beautiful there- what wonderful weather. I went to Whistler at the start of the summer (had 3 nights) on the way to Hawaii- the sea to sky highway was indeed spectacular. Did you brave the peak to peak gondola? So scary!
Yes we did! I didn’t find it scary for some reason though…but it was after the ziplining so I was feeling brave! hah
Looks AMAZING!!! Such beautiful pics and congratulations on kicking your anxiety’s booty! Glad you had a great time-you both look so happy! : )
wow,i want to be there, i like it alot
Looking at these photos is a good reminder of why I am so thankful to live in BC… it’s so easy to forget how beautiful it is here!
That cookie that you got looks like one that they sell at Planet Organic – a local health-foods store. Here’s the recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/planet-organic-cosmic-cookies-292060 They are my favorite!
yummy! I made a couple trials of the cokie yesterday and didn’t nail it, but had a great result anyway! Maybe I will have to try this out sometime. :) I see many of the ingredients are the same!
how fun!!! i love the zip line pics – how awesome!
This post made me so happy! I know what you mean about the anxiety from the zip line! I went for the first time this summer, but now I kind of feel addicted! Great pictures :) <3
oh my goodness. the ‘going back down the chairlift’ photo gave me chills! Brave girl. Looks like a super adventure – thanks for sharing it! :)
That was probably the scariest part just going over that cliff in the chair, but we soon forgot about the fear and just soaked it all in!
Wow that zip-lining looks so amazingly fun!!! If I ever get the opportunity to do this, I will now say yes. ~.^