Location, Whistler, BC
We have been busy and too
tired to blog at the end of the day for the past week plus so here is a quick
synopsis covering that period.
On Tuesday June 17th
we drove from Fall
City, WA to Lynden via several 2 lane back roads. Being back
roads, they are also much slower as we drove through small towns and endured
road construction in several areas. We are camped in Hidden Village RV Park for
the duration.
Our time in Lynden has been
a blur, with preparations for the wedding of our nephew Michael on Saturday the
21st, visiting with family, a rehearsal dinner on Thursday in
Snohomish, and a BBQ for friends and family in Lynden on Friday night.
On Saturday we all drove
south to Snohomish arriving about 11:30 for photos by the wedding photographer. Son Tim and Grandson Matthew
arrived late due to a faulty input in their GPS. A phone call from them
corrected their error and they arrived at the church on time.
Matthew and Tim.
The wedding was at 3 PM so there was a lot of hang loose time by all the
relatives.
Michael and lizzy.
The ceremony was beautiful
and the couple were excited to be married. A dinner followed the wedding. The
newly weds departed in a car filled with balloons for which the groom had been
provided a pin to burst enough of them to gain entry into the car. It was a
nice send off.
Everyone departed for the
long drive home about 7 PM.
On Sunday we all were
invited to Dawn and Matt’s house for a BBQ and to see all the improvements they
have made since last year. They have an impressive garden, lots of fruit trees planted
and major improvements to the house. Tim and Matthew tried out the wood
splitter while we were there.
Dawn's garden.
Tim and Matthew splitting wood.
On Monday all the chairs
and tables used for the family BBQ were returned to where they belonged and
things got back to somewhere normal.
On Tuesday morning the 24th
Mark, Candi, Clyda, and I drove to Harrison Hot Springs Resort near Hope, BC in Canada. This trip had been planned a year ago as a get
away after the wedding.
We spent 2 days soaking in
the hot pools, taking a cruise around Lake Harrison, and generally relaxing. The resort is set up like
many European hot
springs
resorts where everyone walks around in white robes as they go from pool to
pool. The water is about 95 to 98 degrees in most pools with one pool being
much warmer. There are 4 out door pools with one being a cool lap pool and 2
indoor pools one of which is a regular swimming pool and the other is a large
circular hot tub. There is also a spa onsite for those who want more pampering.
Harrison Hot Springs Resort.
Hot pools.
View from our window.
The weather was beautiful
with temperatures in the high 70’s and no wind. The surrounding area is very
green with beautiful high mountain vistas in the distance. All of this made for
a very relaxing 2 days.
Boat ride on Lake Harrison.
On Thursday we drove to the
ski area at Whistler, BC for 3 days at a lodge called First Tracks which has a
ski lift at the back door. Our drive was over 4 hours as we drove back roads
and stopped a few times along the way.
We are in a 2 bedroom 2
bath condo which is very, very nice. We have maid service each day.
We had to grocery shop for
breakfast and lunch items but go out to dinner each evening. There is a BBQ
restaurant in the condo complex which makes it very convenient for dinner.
Our goal is to ride the
gondola up the mountain and take the new Peak 2 Peak Ariel tramway from Whistler Mountain to Blackcomb Mountain if the weather cooperates. Right now we have light rain and the
mountains are not visible.
