One day early on in the fall I got the idea to start looking for some old friends on Facebook. I had a general idea in what area they had been/were living and it didn’t even take me 10 minutes to find them. I spent a few days thinking about it, then I sent off an e-mail. The answer came back just a few days later and we could sort of catch up on events during the last 12-14 years or so. Some time later, we talked on the phone and I mentioned that I was thinking about visiting my son over his birthday and Christmas. When Donna said they would be in Whistler, BC. during the same time to visit THEIR sons, it gave me the final nudge to book my own tickets.
A lot of the Winter Olympics in 2010 will take place in the Whistler area, so they are busy widening the road going there. The scenery is fantastic, and I even saw two bald eagles in the midst of a territorial fight.
Whistler and the surrounding area looks like any other ski resort – loads of people in stylish clothing, lots of bars and restaurants – and the slopes of course!
Teriyaki Salmon was a real hit – but have a look at the amount of cole slaw! 
We couldn’t determine if these birds were grackles or blackbirds… Any guesses out there?
BTW. Should the name of birds be capitalized?
