Ma really wanted to see Whistler. I think this may have been because I spend so much of my time there :-) but whatever the reason it was a great day
...although I did wonder how Ma would cope with the lifts.....
we went up the gondola to the mountain lodge and all was fine. I think the big (bus sized) cable car up Grouse the other day helped her get over any worries she had. Well done Mum.Then it was the big challenge. The Peak chairlift. As you can see from the pic (left) the peak chair goes up pretty steeply over some scary rocky bits....and actually, I find it the scariest lift at Whistler - by far!!......but I forgot to mention that to Ma!! ;-)
and she made it! No problem, no fuss and we were enjoying the panoramic views from the top. Well done Ma!
(notice the snow)
Proof! Yay!
'top o' the world!
and she even managed to clamber up onto the olympic thingy for a photo
here's another view from the top
and another
and another one of Ma :-)
beleive it or not, this is the dreamy powder slope in the winter (check out the pic of "Headwall" from April - about half way down the page)
and then all too soon we headed back down again. Mucho respect to Ma for doing equally well on the way down - despite the fact the lift goes traight over a cliff (eeek!)
unfortunately we hadnt seen any bears but it was a good day never the less.
....but then....what was that? It was a bear, then another!
If you can spot the bear in this photo you can get a mystery prize - and yes, there is one there somewhere!!
just a quick snack of nachos before we head back... (Canadian portions)
and that was Whistler done. Well done Ma for doing so well with the lifts despite your fear of heights. You were brilliant.
