Friday 31 August 2012

whistler canada

Thursday 30th August 2012

park right on the canadian border
 
the border
 
a lookout on the way to whistler
 
magic scenery
 
resting at the lookout
 
more great views
 
view from our window at whistler
 
mountain bikes take over
 the slopes in summer
 
whistler village
 
eating poutine (chips, curds and gravy)
Well today we drove from Seattle to Whistler in Canada passing through Vancouver on the way.  The trip was only 350 kms but has some of the nicest scenery along the way.  We decided to book one night accommodation in the Whistler Village and then travel back to Seattle the next day  in readiness to fly out to Vegas on Saturday.  Once passing through Vancouver the roadway follows cliffs and sea as it weaves its way to Whistler.  Breath taking views all along the way.  Checked into the hotel and then went for a walk to the main part of the village and the lifts to the slopes.  In summer the lifts are over run by mountain bikers and they were fun to watch.  We checked out the lift pass options for tomorrow and then got some dinner.  We also went to the movies and saw 'Campaign' which was pretty good.  Tomorrow we are doing the Peak 2 Peak gondola ride which is essentially to the top of the Blackcomb Mountain.

Thursday 30 August 2012

deloreans, space needles and chihuly gardens

Wednesday 29th August 2012

at dmc north west with toby
 
toby's delorean
 
space needle
 
mt rainier in the distance
 
view from the space needle
 
city view from space needle
 
dusk over city
 
chihuly gardens
 
colourful glass
 
more glass
 
glass bowls
 
space needle and glass display
 
great reflection
 
chihuly gardens
 
awesome views from gardens
 
massive glass displays


nashville

Tuesday 28th August 2012

broadway with visitor centre
 
broadway
 
very cute side street
 
the river
 
old buildings near river bank
 
bridge
 
fountain
 
on the way to seattle
 
 
Today we are flying to Seattle but not leaving Nashville until 2.00 pm.  So that gave us a few hours to walk from the hotel down to the city area and check out some of the sites.  The city was pretty cool and we walked the length of it to the river.  Did a lap past Capitol Hill and then back towards the hotel.  We had to stop and have lunch at White Castle and see how good their burgers actually are.  They were delicious to say the least.  So small but so yummy!!!  Got back to the car and headed to the airport and dropped it off.  We were then able to sit in the Delta Club lounge and have some drinks and snacks on the house!  We had two flights today the first from Nashville to Minneapolis then on the Seattle.  We arrived at Seattle at 8.00 p.m. and picked up our next car which is a Toyota Camry.  Made our way to the hotel, booked in and went for a walk and got some dinner.  Going tomorrow to catch up with Toby at DMC and also Virginia who was the original owner of our DeLorean.  She sounded quite excited to meet us.

Tuesday 28 August 2012

great smoky mountains

Monday 27th August 2012
 
from soco lookout
 
soco lookout
 
smoky mountains
 
entrance to park
 
nice wildflowers
 
lookout along the way
 
beautiful valley view
 
clingmans dome
 
on the walkway
 
view from top
 
1/2 a mile from here to the top
 
poser!
 
lovely
 
on the border
 

cades cove
 
cades cove
 
deer
 
nashville city from our hotel
 
some street art
 
red rooster
 
our first white castle
 

Today we hit the road for the Great Smoky Mountains travelling basically north from the bottom up over the mountains and down the other side.  Nashville is around 500 kms away so it was a fairly full on day.  Stopped at the visitor centre first and got some info and then hit the road.  The Smokies are beautiful.  The views are breath taking.  The road network through the mountains was fantastic and easy to drive considering it was windy road and up and down hills.  We stopped at various vantage points along the way and took in the views.  Once out the other side it was about 3 hours to Nashville on the motorway where we arrived just before dark.  We are only in Nashville for a matter of hours as we fly to Seattle tomorrow at 2.00 pm.  We are going to check out the city/downtown area and then get to the airport and give back the Chevy to Hertz!!

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