Well, we have finally made a vacation for us! And have realized that it doesn't matter where you are it's the times you have that make something great. Be it your back yard or your "shoulder" season vacation. We went to an awesome train museum in Squamish, BC (55km south of Whistler, that's 34.38 miles roughly for those bad at dividing things by 1.6) and one of the volunteers there said we were here in "shoulder" season. And then of course in true Seaver conversation style we quickly moved on to some other variable of the trip and forgot to ask what the hell "shoulder" season meant. The only thing I could come up with was that we were between our head and our ass. So, naturally, we're before the season when our head is up our ass. 
Must be like Groundhog's Day. Anyway, if yawl get up to Squamish in the sunny season, you must go to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park!!! This place must be awesome in the sun! Of course we got to experience it in the rain, which meant some of the cars leaked on you and your kids got cold wet feet in their only pair of shoes (cause the rain boots were at the condo.) There's plenty of trains to see and walk through, let alone the myriad of pieces of equipment used back in the hay day of the rail way (sorry for the corny alliteration.)Including the Royal Hudson. Don't know it, then you'll have to come and see.
Oh yeah and don't forget to watch the drain, um, well, drain. Man if we could only find amazing Canadian Train Drains in the US.
And if you like petting hairy beast in cages and pens (other than your husbands) than you have to check Farmer Johns Petting zoo! We had more fun watching mommy try to catch a Guinea Pig. Was better than a cat with a string. Chickens, Goats, Horses, Ducks, Cranes, Peacocks, Rabbits, and many other things. Considering that it was "Shoulder" season I asked where all the Pigs were and if there was a SPAM factory near by ("Shoulder Pork And Ham"). Har Har!!
We hiked some and found some trees who were without hugs (F'ing Hippies anyway!)
And of course a great view from our condo. It was clear and beautiful when we came and cold and crappy when we left! Thank God we left our crappy weather in Canada!!
And if you want to find out what really took place in Canada check this out:
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Take Off, Eh!!!!