Big night out - they don't get to eat at #The Four Seasons very often - a bit excited
Consider this a day of "lasts" and getting things done before we pull up stakes.
Joined @Ms_W's class for the last time and the children were very kind with their individual words of thanks. Still in pumpkin frenzy mode which guarantees productive output! Love it. Set up our address details so that we can have a little pen pal exchange. Will be able to do a combination of email and snail mail including sharing our little "Elf on the Shelf" and Christmas countdown fun from #Farrow. I am looking forward to it and am confident our little "Miss_Chief" will keep the children entertained.
Last visit to class - pumpkin fuelled
After school, used the last of our bus tickets to meet up in #The Village with @Mac so that we could hit a couple of the shops we missed including the #Rocky Mountaineer Chocolate Shop. An absolute favourite for toffee apples and we have avoided until today - all so very tempting and I love them. Called into #Blenz for our last coffee visit and only made light food choices to save tummy space for dinner.
Lots of special treats inside and out - can't trick me, I know that's a bear in there!
@Mac commented on the number of venues that we haven't tried yet, so plenty of potential for a return visit.
We don't mind a brew at #Blenz
#The Village was very quiet and the people who were out walking were definitely all rugged up. There is a bridge that takes you over a water feature of #The Stroll and we noticed for the first time that is now absolutely frozen. It also features random jagged shards of ice which had popped up to decorate its surface. We were walking through around 1 pm and it was still frozen solid. Think that must be its normal presentation from here on out.
Frozen surface with random ice "bits" - now that is cold
We had some unfinished business with #Canada Post and found ourselves at the counter explaining our voice message advising that we had mail to collect. The message had indicated that the delivery person had tried twice to deliver and get a signature with no success. The staff at the counter expected that you would have a "piece of paper" and a "tracking" number. Hmmm. We had been keen to follow up because we thought it was going to be @Mac's very delayed ballot paper for the referendum. The staff did their best and made quite a few inquiries "up the chain" but it ended with the consensus it was "a scam." Moral of the story - still no ballot paper. And, how do those buggers get your number AND coincide the message with an expected delivery. Very devious.
Still no postal vote for @Mac
It is "dead season" and restaurants are running "specials" and we had all decided that it would be "The Four Seasons" and their specialty steakhouse "Sidecuts" for us tonight as our "this is the end of our trip" dinner. I think @Mac voted that way because he has Drs appointment and a blood test early next week and wanted to get his iron count back up!
Fancy fancy at #The Four Seasons
In the 10 years they have lived in #Whistler - @Ian has only been twice - both times with us. @Mindy is one up on all of us as she was a guest a few years balcony as part of a work function. But, it is very special. Tucked into delicious choices - don't think we had a single failure for any of the 4 course selections each of us made. Cocktails, wine, soups, salads, oysters, scallops, mushrooms, lamb, sirloin, chocolate cake cheesecake and pears. We had it all - oh, and the truffle chips - can't forget those. Have to comment on the level of service, which was impeccable and @Mac of course noted that he didn't have to clear the table here. Hope he left a great tip!
Very special dinner to say thank you to our amazing "hosts"
The only fail of the evening was when I attacked my "OYSTER Rockefeller." I had a recollection that it was served on a bed of MINT couscous and took what I thought was a great scoop of "the bed." Unfortunately, it was not couscous on this course, it was a bed of ground salt tinged with green food colouring. Took me a few gulps of water and wine to get that mouthful of salt out of the system.
This whole "nearly" our last day is tinged with sadness. We have had such an easy time of it over here and have loved the time with @Mindy and @Ian. Yes, they do have to commit to "work" like everyone else, but there is a different rhythm and flavour to life in a resort town. They are definitely "living the dream" and it has been a "dream" living like a local for our stay. The big bonus is that we have been able to meet all the people who form part of their "close circle" and visit the places they ramble off in the recounts of their adventures.
Having said all of that - it is a "bitter-sweet" preparation to return home. We will be so sad to leave them but are very excited to find our little corner of the world again and don't mind saying, definitely looking forward to the sunshine. Let's hope the #Sunshine State can turn it on for us.
Look at that sky - will miss it and the mountains
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