The first 20 kilometres driving from Lillooet were some of the best scenery we have ever driven through. Caro is not too happy on twisty roads with steep dropoffs but I though it was wonderful even though I had to pay close attention to driving and not the wonderful surroundings. We averaged only 60 km/hour in that part of the highway.
Our first stop was a road side pullout beside Duffey Lake (I think). Photo below
Next we stopped at Nairn Falls. We were extremely lucky to get there at 10 AM because we got a parking spot in an overflow area. Those arriving after us were out of luck. The place was incredible popular. We hiked about one hour here and then had lunch before carrying on
We got to Whistler right when the triathlon was on. We had a couple very long stops on the highway but it was great as the marathon was being run right beside us. Caro loved it!. As we got closer to Whistler we came to where the bicyclists were located. We were able to finally get into Whistler village; parked with no problem and then went to the finish line to see a few athletes complete their triathlon (or half triathlon). We wandered around this part of town for a bit then were on the road to Squamish.
Our room is above an extremely popular pub and restaurant and while it is incredibly nice, I wish I had confirmed if it had air conditioning or not. "Not" is the correct response and it was about 34 degrees here today. We at least have two fans in the room and as I type this we are sitting beside an open window looking out towards the mountains. Beautiful!.
Before having supper we had time for ANOTHER hike. This time to a waterfalls nearby called Shannon Falls.
Lots of people there as well!
After a great supper at the pub where we are staying we walked a half block to the marina (photo below) followed by a walk down part of mainstreet
Caro says we hiked about 15 km. today.
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