See that little blue blob in the lower left of the picture? Yeah, that's me :)
Edwina and I hit Whistler yesterday. It's gorgeous!! We started the day on the greyhound. Took us just over 2.5 hours to get to Whistler from Vancouver. The ride up was spectacular!!! The photos I took from the bus, with the crappy window reflection and the fact that it was overcast yesterday, don't do the views justice. Trust me, it was a beautiful ride!!
When we first got to Whistler we grabbed a bit to eat and headed to THE BRIDGE!!!
From there, I proceed to jump OFF the bridge!
Sure felt the adrenaline rush jumping from the 160ft high bridge spanning 300ft over the glacial fed Cheakamus River!! WHOO it was AWESOME!!! I wanna do it AGAIN! And next time I want to be strapped by my ankles. I was going to do that this time, but the guy at the bridge convinced me that the bounce at the bottom was more thrilling when you're strapped by the torso. Edwina said if we come back she might try bungee jumping too!!
I had the option of jumping forwards or backwards off the bridge. I asked which was scarier, and the guy said backwards. And so that is what I did :)
GOT A FREE SHIRT!!! I was so excited about that :) After Bungee Jumping Edwina and I headed for ziplining!!
We zipped along 5 ziptracks, the longest being a 2200ft long one. Here's (sorta) what it feels like to zipline in Whistler (it was really windy, which is why I kept spinning - sorry if it causes dizziness while watching the video)
T'was a good good day :) We then headed back on the greyhound to VanCity (aka Vancouver) and arrived home around midnight. We definitely need to do this again, and perhaps stay in Whistler Village for the weekend.
Tonight the Vancouver Canucks played in Game #1 of the Western Conference Final! This is semi final for the Stanley Cup. A couple friends and I went to Gastown (an area in north downtown, by the water) to a bar to watch the game. This is the Steam Clock in Gastown, powered by... STEAM! Every 15 minutes it does a little TOOT and puts in a little act.
The game was intense. After the 1st period Canucks were trailing the San Jose Sharks by one. 2nd period, both teams scored 1 goal a piece. Canucks really picked it up in the 3rd period. They scored at about the 10 minute mark, then scored again 2 minutes later and WON 3-2! The energy level in the bar was insane! The whole room lifted everytime we scored, and of course when the game was over and we won. People were yelling and singing in the streets. Vancouver's never won a Stanley Cup and they haven't made it this far in the playoffs in 17 years. And the city's pretty happy at the moment :)
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