Here we are at the Riverside RV Resort in Whistler, British Columbia. This post is coming to you via the Whistler Public Library (a fateful glass of water ended the life of my laptop) and for that I am forever grateful as I have been eager to share with you where we are, what we have been doing and what we will be up to.
We left Seattle around 2 pm and arrived in Whistler around 8 pm a couple days ago. We made our way straight to Riverside RV Resort where we had reservations waiting for us. It was completely, absolutely pitch black outside and we could hardly see a thing but luckily the resort is well marked and the sites are easy to find. Other than that, we had no idea what was around us until the next morning.
When we awoke we opened the curtains and we were welcomed with a beautiful setting. Our site is directly across from the Riverside Green Putting Course and our view was nothing short of peaceful and very beautiful. On our first day the resort and village were snowless; however, fast forward to day two and it literally dumped. It was soooooo beautiful with all of the snow and everyone was out hitting the slopes of Whistler and Blackcomb.
Riverside RV resort is honestly such a wonderful place to stay be it with your RV or in one of their cozy cabins Not only does Riverside offer up free wifi, free showers, dvd rentals and dining, they also have a shuttle service to and from Whistler village. Don’t feel like shuttling it? No worries, I was happy to hear that the village was a pleasant 20 minute walk away. And I did I mention that everyone here is incredibly helpful and sooooo nice??
On our second day, Hubby and friend Todd (who is an amazing ski photographer), took B skiing on Blackcomb Mountain and they were all very excited to get going. For me I decided to head into Whistler Village and get a sense of how things are here in Whistler. Twenty minutes later and here I was . . .
The village was alive with people everywhere. Shops and art galleries GALORE. Restaurants beyond your imagination. I was overwhelmed yet so excited to be here . . .
I was also excited to be here because this afternoon is when we are going to watch the World Cup Bobsleigh and Skeleton races at the Sliding Center here in Whistler. I spied a few of the particpants from Russia taking a walk through the village. I was tempted to ask them for a photograph but I was too shy (need to work on that).
Fall colors are everywhere here in Whistler Village and it was a beautiful sight. It was the long Thanksgiving weekend holiday afterall and I was thankful to be here with hubby and B. We celebrated Thanksgiving in the Airstream, just the three of us. I went grocery shopping at the local market and it was obvious we were not the only Americans celebrating the holiday here in Whistler. I was perplexed however as so many skiers people were buying huge turkeys and it was already 6 pm. As for me I picked up two turkey breasts and cooked them up in the cast iron skillet with some stuffing in the Airstream. It was cozy and peaceful and a tradition we are getting used to.
Stay tuned for more Whistler stories coming soon!
