Whistler, Part Two

The winter season is almost over, and Whistler is in transition. There are only a couple of weeks of snowboarding left before the mountain closes, and transforms into a bike park. It's a bit depressing in a way. The village is empty, half of the people I've spent the last six months with are leaving and there are approximately no jobs.


Luckily, I've had plenty to distract me over the past two weeks. Last week we had a leaving party at the Bayshores house, which was the perfect way to end the winter season. I'm pretty sure everyone in the house had a good time, we all got very drunk, we had an awesome DJ play and the police weren't called. Craig even managed not to set the house on fire. Bonus. I would put some photos up, but I don't think anyone needs to see my face in the state it was.

The day after the party was spent mostly in bed, followed by the Big House Clean. Then we said our goodbyes to the old house, and moved in to the Dream House Version 2.0. Nick and I have moved in with Dan, who I used to work with at Billabong, Faith and Ally, a couple that Dan knows, and Adam, also from Billabong. The house is amazing. It looks out over a golf course, is five minutes walk from Lost Lake and has the world's best shower. Seriously - it has two shower heads, and two seats. It's like showering in a car wash. And you can shower in pairs! (Turn to camera) Mmmmm, efficient.

Dan wanted me to mention something about him in this week's blog, so here's a brief bio: he loves Sunderland AFC, is rubbish at football and wears girl's jeans. A real man's man.

The next couple of weeks are going to involve many noodle sandwiches, and a whole lot of job hunting. Unfortunately most places in Whistler don't have enough hours for their current staff, so aren't looking to hire the Fastest Dishwasher in the West. Luckily I am a man of many talents, so I should be telling you about my fantastic new job as King of Whistler in a matter of weeks.

Today's wisdom: DOUBLE SHOWER!!!!


Just a few photos of the new place:

No bunk beds!

Massive wardrobe, plenty of room for parties

The living room, complete with fire place and resident goblin

The view from upstairs. Spacious eh?

Kitchen. Check out that sink

Chandelier. Classy

Golf course, just outside the window. Plenty of room for heads and volleys

Balcony feat. BBQ

Wouldn't be complete without the Hoff

Half of the Greatest Shower on Earth