On Our Travels

The time is nearing to our departure from Whistler. Normally on a Sunday I'm complaining about not being out on the slopes. However, this weekends been cool.

Following our trip down to Vancouver we had our Pool Party / Birthday do for Dave. Although not a huge number of people turned out (ie 3!), but it was still cool. Many beers were drunk, hot dogs were eaten in the hot tub, and much fun was had by all.

Today, we had our first warm up journey in the car. The idea was to get to Bralorne. Unfortunately this was not to be, firstly as the road between Pemberton and Bralorne is closed in the winter, and the other way round via Lillooet adds an extra 150km onto the journey! Still we bravely ventured forth to see what we could do!

The trip really reminded me that Canada is a big place, and that there is a hell of a lot of wilderness out there. Leaving Pemberton, you start climbing up over the hills and towards Lillooet. In between, however, there is 100kms of bug mountains, trees and lakes, and not much else. THere are absolutely no shops or homes, and it really brings it home to you! I hate to think what its like when you get away from the Southern Interior into the true wilderness.