A Dinner With Family in Whistler

Thursday, June 30th – Whistler, British Columbia - Day 139

Laundry needed to be done. The plan was to load the laundry, drop Gen, Jo-Ce and kids off for a swim, and then I’d go back, blog a little, dry and fold. The pub above the laundromat had a 5-wing special so I was pretty content. I picked up Gen and the kids, we took the smallest of walks. More stops were required to get provisions to take to my favourite Uncle Pat and Aunt Leila’s for dinner.

Dinner was with a fantastic group of people and the food was excellent. After dinner we walked to a nearby park to throw around the disc and kick the footy. There were mountains all around us as we ran around to work off the meal. It’s lovely to have the whole family out at the park being active. It seems like a very Whistler thing to do. We went back to the house to chat some more before heading back to the trailer.

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