Breakfast at Sunflower Bakery Café
I am so glad we decided to stay another night in Squamish and not head straight to Whistler after our hikes the day before. It would have been, for one, excruciatingly exhausting and for two, I would not have had the pleasure of trying food at the Sunflower Bakery Café for breakfast. My partner and I shared our baked goods, so as to be able to experience as many different flavours as possible.
Whistler Village
The drive to Whistler from Squamish was also a short one, by road trip standards. We didn’t quite know what kind of a hike to go on there, wanting to see the infamous Snow Walls but being told that at our time of the year they were pretty much melted.
We opted for a small walk to see a train wreck. The hike would be short (a reprieve compared to the hike the day before) and we would be seeing beautiful icy blue waters.
The hike didn’t disappoint, and although we did try to go further following another trail on our phones, we couldn’t quite make out the trail in person and decided against it, fearing getting lost (and also definitely fearing bears!).
We are warned about bears before every visited trail, something I found fascinating and terrifying all at once. Mid-trail however, there was a cardboard cutout of a bear with more warnings. Not used to this, I got spooked and thought this was indeed an actual bear!
Old Spaghetti Factory
Supper was eaten at the Old Spaghetti Factory. I had eaten at a restaurant of this chain several years back in Edmonton. However, it didn’t live up to my memories, but it was still a nice meal.
Pangea Pod Hotel
Looking for a place to stay in Whistler, we opted to try a different type of hotel. I was used to the idea of pod hotels in Japan, so when I spotted one in Whistler, I didn’t hesitate to book our stay there. Furthermore, the pods were good for a two-person stay, something not common for Japanese pod hotels.
We were offered a complimentary drink each during our stay, having booked directly on their website (as I recommend you do). The pod consisted of a bed, a place to put your small belongings in the pod itself (no place for luggage in the pod, however!), a small mirror and wall plugs for your electronics. It did not have a high ceiling, but one has just enough space to sit upright inside the pod. To offer yourself some privacy, a curtain (the equivalent of a door) is present to close before sleeping. The washrooms and showers are shared with other pods. Noise is quite loud, even well into the night (we recommend earplugs and pray you’re not a light sleeper).
We decided to head to Jasper the next day, after a quick stop at Kamloops for lunch, as the weather was not fit for breathing or hiking due to ongoing and recent forest fires.
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