Today is the day we leave Whistler and head for Vancouver for our flight Calgary. As our flight is the following morning, we’re in no particular rush to leave Whistler, however, the weather today is giving us nothing but rain. Therefore, we decided to head out to Vancouver shortly after breakfast. We didn’t stop at the many scenic sites along the highway, as mother nature just isn’t cooperating. If it’s not the rain, it’s the thick fog!

We arrived in Vancouver, and while the rain has mostly stopped, we thought we’d see a bit of Vancouver under its overcast skies, including stopping for lunch at Granville Island.

After lunch, we continued to browse around the market. Below, Nadine looks for some snacks to take back to the hotel.

After spending a couple of hours at Granville Island, we drove around Vancouver a bit before heading to our hotel. For convenience of our flight tomorrow, we’re staying at the Fairmont in the Vancouver Airport. This allows us to drop the rental car today, basically at our hotel, and store all of our luggage and ski equipment with the hotel bellman, ready for the flight tomorrow. This certainly beats having an additional move and lugging everything from a downtown hotel.

We got settled in our room, with a nice view across the runways and with the ocean in the distance.

I was surprised by the hotel facilities, which include an indoor pool, considering that we’re in an airport. After some exploring, we had a late dinner at the airport and relaxed for the evening.