Whistler, British Columbia

We were both suffering a bit of jet lag last night so we ended up waking quite early. We received the news that we've been given an offer on our apartment back home we're trying to sell, meaning Ted had to find a place nearby to print out all the relevant documentation. Hopefully once it's all done, it will be one less thing to worry about!

As we had our trip up to Whistler today, we took a pretty busy metro out to Burrard Station, where the buses depart from. The bus ride took about two hours but it was a pleasant enough journey. The decision we made to shorten our time in Whistler was a good one - the visibility on the way was quite poor, no doubt due to the surrounding fires.

Once we arrived, the weather was otherwise pleasant. Even though the village wasn't affected, it wasn't easy to get a view of the surrounding mountains and scenery. Ted was keen on sending off the documents in regards to the property sale, so the first place we visited was the library. Fortunately the staff there were really helpful and were able to witness and send the documents for us.

Whistler village reminded us a bit of Banff with all the shops and restaurants. We went to a local pub for lunch which was - unsurprisingly - full of Australians.There wasn't a lot of activities to do, but we didn't mind, as we just enjoyed being there. The only souvenir we bought was a T-Shirt, and we also had time to explore the nearby Olympic village area. As we were running out of things to do, we met up with our bus for the return trip home.

The female driver ended up being a lot more friendly than the male driver we had this morning! Once we arrived back in Vancouver, we caught the metro back to Commercial Drive. Since the area has a great assortment of eating venues, we settled on the Libra Room for dinner. My only mistake was asking for the local beer which ended up being the fruity kind. Ugh!

Tomorrow we have an early train ride to Seattle, which will be our departure point for the cruise. Therefore the highlight of our holiday is getting closer and closer!Læs mere