We are in Whistler, the site of the alpine events during the Vancouver games.

We left Victoria early, driving to Departure Bay in Nanaimo to catch the ferry to Horseshoe Bay near West Vancouver. The weather was overcast and low clouds drapped the hills as we returned to the mainland.

From Horseshoe Bay, Route 99 parallels Howe Sound a fjord like body that you get glimpses of from the highway but never get a opportunity to photograph from a view point. This is too bad because Howe Sound is magnificent.

We did stop, however, at Shannon Falls, British Columbia’s third highest falls at 1,100 feet. We are the two unrecognizable people in this picture.

We arrived in Whistler as it started to rain – our first of the trip. We checked in and we’re catching our breath as the sun came out.