All Aboard! Whistle, Whistle!

Once again Paul has talked me into getting up as the sun rises and hurry off to another amazing day in British Columbia.  It rained all day Thursday and Friday was not really a sunshiny day but this morning things are looking very promising.  The sky is clear and the sun is starting to peak over the horizon, It’s 5:30 AM!!!!  We are heading back into Vancouver which requires us to stop at the border patrol and offer up our passports as well as explaining that yet again we are going to go into Canada and spend some more money!  We breeze through, I think he was still asleep.  With a quick stop at Starbucks where for $4.04 CAD I can get my grande nonfat latte except I only have USD so I get to pay $4.21!  Our dollar is worth more but all the stores charge extra.

Arriving at the Train station in North Vancouver by 7:15 am was a breeze as everyone is still asleep! me included!  We get checked in and here comes our Whistler Rocky Mountain Train that will  be taking us on a 3 1/2 hour excursion to Whistler Mtn. Village.

 

Whistler Train

 

All Aboard!!!

All Aboard!!!

Yep, they even blew the whistle and the conductor yelled “All Aboard”  We are on car #2 with David as our guide, meal server and friend for the next 3 1/2 hours.  He also will be our guide, server, etc.  on the 3 1/2 return trip this afternoon.

Very spacious

Very spacious

Traveling by train is definitely move relaxing than  by Air.  The seats are much larger, the seat in front of me can recline and I can still see my lap!  And, the best part is when David is pushing the food and beverage cart down the isle, I can still get to the restroom!  Just in case you are wondering the food was pretty good!

The views on our trip were amazing and David was full of information about what we were seeing and the towns we were passing through.

Whister views2

Whistler views

 

Thats our train on the left and the river on the right!

Thats our train on the left and the river on the right!

Passing through at least 9 tunnels and across the river several times

Passing through at least 9 tunnels and across the river several times

Waterfalls

Waterfalls

Chasms

Chasms

Lakes

Lakes

We arrived in Whistler Village just before lunch.  This village is a very busy place.  In the winter it is a skiers paradise and in the summer they transform the mountain into a summer retreat.  You can stroll the village, shopping and dining or you can opt for the many activities they offer.  There is a gondola ride from Whistler Mtn. to Blackcomb Mtn, a Zipline course and the face of Whistler has been transformed into a mountain bike course.

We watched!

We watched!

We decided to just relax during our 3 hour stay in Whistler where we had a mini lunch of a canadian concoction that was french fries and cheese curds covered in gravy!  Interesting!

We boarded our train at 3:30 for the journey back to Vancouver with David our cabin server and enjoyed yet another awesome afternoon.

Whistler Lake

Whistler Lake

Almost back.

Almost back.

We returned to the station about 7:30 and headed home.  Traffic was not nearly as nice for our return!

An amazing day and an amazing end to our time in Vancouver. We will be heading east tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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