End of The Road

Well, here we are, back in Whistler, in the familiar surroundings of the condo, sitting in front of the tv with the laptop and free internet access once more. It feels kind of strange to be back, but at the same time it also feels pretty familiar.

The feeling of happiness to be back in Whistler is tinged with melancholy that this part of the trip is over.

It really has been great on the road for the last three weeks. It is such a great feeling to know that you don't have to be anywhere in particular and that you don't have to do anything in particular, and if you wanted to you could just drive off and end up in a different town.

I've met so many people on the way. All of them have combined to help make this trip so memorable and great, although some of the people I've met have been amazing, and I am so glad we met them.

I think the highlight of the trip for me was probably Big White and Kelowna. That was where we first bumped into Sheany, Brooke, Geoff and Luke, and I'm so glad we did! The following weeks, stalking them all the way across Canada to Calgary, then all the way back via Banff to meeting up with Brooke and Sheany in Whistler on their last few days in Canada!

Overall the journey was excellent. Banff was a good last stop on the road. It was a good town to walk around, and the scenery surrounding the town is absolutely amazing! Plus, once Alex came up it was good to get to go snowboarding again. The two resorts, Norquay and Sunshine Village, that we visited were both fun, and it was refreshing to stretch the legs and get some snowboarding practice in!

Still, all things have to come to an end, and once we were done in Banff it was decided that there were few places that we wanted to stop at in between Banff and Whistler, and what with the opportunity of free snowboarding and free accomodation, it seemed to be the obvious idea to make the drive from Banff to Whistler. The roads seemed clear, and with some snow forecast to fall in the Rockies it seemed best to head out whilst the going was still good. And indeed, for just about all the way the roads were good (Apart from some snow in the Rockies, and rock slides near Lillooet!), and 700kms and 10 hours later we arrived in Whistler, drinks in Merlins and chance meetings with just about all the people in Whistler that I knew!

Once again though, the scenery on the drive was stunning. The landscape between Kamloops and Lillooet was amazing, and nothing like we had seen for weeks.

So, a couple of sedate days in Whistler, before we head off for one final hurrah, across to Vancouver Island before saying goodbye to the car. Then it's time to settle down and look for a job! Heaven forbid!