So today the weather wasn’t so good but Nick and I ventured out into Whistler village regardless. Nick and Kirsten have a lovely apartment in the Rainbow area of Whistler, away from the downtown core which is full of tourists and all that caters to them. The apartment overlooks a nice lake and is just minutes from the closest golf course, where Nick sometimes plays. After having a coffee and Kirsten’s office, we visited the museum and the library as part of my introductory tour of the core of Whistler village. It was interesting to learn the origins of the village as well as its history of (mainly failed) Olympic bids, the growth of tourism in the area and to see old cable cars and ski equipment. A far cry from what we are blessed with today – it was all highly rudimentary.
We met Bigna and Monika for lunch – they had been sussing out the bike park options – before helping them shop and then taking a 2 mile walk back to the apartment via the forest trails and lakeside. Very picturesque.
On getting back we heard that Monika had injured her knee so Nick and Kirsten recommended a medical center that specializes in joint injuries for Bigna to take her. After waiting for an hour we heard that Monika had a torn miniscus which was causing her to be in sever pain. The doctors were able to make an adjustment after seeing the X-Ray and put her on a strong course of drugs to help with the pain.
The Johnsons 