The President & The Queens

Quite a day as it started at 3:30am getting everything done around the apartment as I prepared to leave for Whistler.  We had a 10am departure planned.  I also needed to run a few errands plus watch the President leave.  What was cool was seeing Air Force One parked at Boeing Field.  Sadly, so much security I could not get a picture, so needed to snag a couple of pictures off the TV.

Markie arrived about 9:30am to try and get some pictures of Air Force One taking off and we hung around until 10:10am and then the blinds got lowered and we were on our way.

After a few stops at various Starbucks for comfort and a thrift store shop for Markie (finding like a dozen 45's on sale, we were heading north at a pretty good clip.  Quick stop at duty-free and on to Cloverdale for lunch at Boston Pizza.  Thankfully we were not in a hurry as we had one of the slowest servers known to mankind.  I enjoyed a Chicken Pecan Salad and some Firecracker Shrimp w/ blue cheese dressing.  Quite good.  Markie had a burger with a side Caesar complete with crouton.  Seriously, one crouton!  Reminded me of the fiesta Michael and I went to in Cabo that had a finale of "firework" and seriously, it was one shell going off and we laughed and still do to this day.

We stopped in Squamish for groceries and some wine to go with dinner.  Then on to Whistler Creekside to the Worldmark Sundance.  We have a two bedroom with a grill on the deck that was used the first night for dinner.

The views are stunning and will share more of them tomorrow, but for now it was time for dinner that was quite lovely with steaks cooked perfectly along with asparagus in an Alfredo sauce and a salad that was stunning.  It was actually a spur of the moment creation by Markie of tomatoes, sweet onions and sharp cheddar in olive oil and 30-year old balsamic vinegar.  Can you say YUM, YUM, YUM!!

It was a long, yet lovely day and I was crashed out by 9pm.  Needed a good sleep as I want to be fresh tomorrow for the meetings and lunch in the main village of Whistler as some vendors want me to change my mind on going there for Thanksgiving.  We shall see.  Until tomorrow, Cheers!