Whistler Run Aug 16th 2008

So if you are coming please please post up that you are for sure coming.  I would like to get a tally of at least 10 Fiero's in the run and every car counts.   You don't have to be show cars, you done have to be fast cars, you just want to have fun in your Fiero with other Fiero lovers for a day.  Get Goofy and have some kick butt fun. 

Wanting to go on this, have to make sure I've got that day open.

BTW I don't think getting to that McDonalds is as easy as before.  I believe there's an Island blocking left turns from Willingdon to that road.  You may have to turn right where the new Keg/Costco is and go around the backside via Stillcreek.  Or overshoot McDonalds, left at the next light & busta U' somewhere.

Yep...I would be happy to meet earlier even 7:30 am if it means a leave by 8am. I would like to get up there and get parking (free) if possible, and have a good look round. I really would like to go up on the Gondala if its not to much $$$.

Don't forget to bring lots of water and maybe your own lunch to cut down on expenses.

Looking forward to this gentle run.

 

Fiero Zen

Ok...for those on this post currently, I like Nigels suggestion for an earlier start, anyone else game?...should I do a Poll?...lol

Ah toss a day permit on and lets go play.

My insurance runs out on Friday...I am putting a day permit on:)

you can drive my GA as I just got home with a broken collar bone...Dave call me tomorrow...going to rest

Wow, what happened Brian? Hope your feeling better soon.  I guess I'll miss this run out then, see you guys at the next meeting, Have fun on the run!!!

thanks,

Ryan

Copied from club email list. With a few tweaks added.   Lisa and I's camera was locked up all day, so we did not get any pics, however Austin and Nigel were both taking lots of pics.

Ok so here is the run down.

 

Tim, Lisa and I left the house at 8am, we got to McDonald's and met up with Glen and Ethan, in their 88 Couple, which is in really nice shape.

Austin showed up shortly after.  During this time I was madly on the phone with Nigel trying to get his car fired up.  Seeing as he was only just up at the top of Willingdon, we all agreed to go up and try to get him fired up.

 

We waited around until 9:30 for the last of the people to hopefully show up as we were only 4 Fieros.  None of the Extra’s showed up.

 

So we tore off to Nigel and oddly enough as I walked up to the car, he tried it again and Vroom it came to life.

 

So we took the 5 cars and got on the road.

 

Nigel was in his 86GT

Lisa and I were in my 88GT

Tim was in his 86SE

Austin was in his 86GT

And Glen and Ethan were in his 88 Coupe.

 

We tore up Trans Canada and made it to Pôrto Cove, (sp)  Tim missed the turn so Lisa and I were franticly trying to get him on the radio or cell phone.    We finally got him on the radio, he had pulled over to wait for us. We ended up cutting that stop short, so we left there and found Tim sitting down having a coffee about 10 miles up the road.  We hung out there briefly checked out the mining truck and thought it was very cool, and left there.  About this time Lisa and I had discovered our new HD Camera had packed it in.  So we raced into Squamish to try and get it replaced.  No dice. 

 

We all regrouped on the 99 and headed north.

 

We arrived at Whistler Village around noon.  There seemed to be a lot more people and cars than we expected.  There was something called CrankFest going on and it was attached to a VW show thing.  So mountain bikes and VW’s were everywhere.  Live rock band, you name it was going on.  IT WAS HOT up there.  Felt like low 30’s however it was being in the sun that was killing us.   We all got sunburned, I am really feeling it today, Ouch.

 

    Because none of us really knew where we were going, we just kind of wandered around until we found an Earls so we stopped for Lunch.   We then wandered around some more and checked out the really cool scenery in the village. 

 

About 3pm we started back to the cars to head home.  We make a couple quick stops and then the Radio Comes alive with Glen saying we need to pull over and talk, There has been a nasty car accident on the sea to sky hwy, a truck had rolled over and the HWY was closed.  (this is our only route home) 

 

We stop at a Chevron and fill up the cars, grab cold pop and munchies, we hit up a Tim Horton’s / Wendy’s for some stuff and discuss.  The idea is, we start back down the mountain and try to find a swimming hole to park, hang out and relax until the hwy is clear.  Well, we drove until the traffic became a dead stop and we were parked.  A quick chat on the radio, said there was a sign for “Shannon Falls” a few KM’s behind us, so all 5 Fieros in what looked like a rehearsed ballet move, all pulled out and made a U-Turn together.  Then zoom back to Shannon Falls.   We did a quick hike up to the falls, (felt like I was going to collapse and croak before we made it to the top) Checked it out and then back down to the bottom where the creek was.  THIS WAS THE BEST IDEA OF THE DAY.  We all crawled down the rocks to the water, took off our shoes and got ankle deep in the water found a nice rock to sit on in the shade, kicked back and chatted Fieros for over an hour.  Cool glacier water running over parts of you, nice breeze blowing over you, in the shade, cold drinks on hand.  Oh man it was nice.   By this time it was 7:30pm we called Craker, and asked him about the online road report, it was finally clear.    However we guessed that the traffic was still going to be nasty for at least a few more hours.  We went across to what was supposed to be a quick coffee / food stop, which is now a gourmet restaurant.  Have ya ever tried to order a PLAIN CHEESE BURGER ON A CHEESE BURGER BUN at a higher end place.  I think I damn near offended our French Lady waitress.   (side note, a light red wine doesn’t go half bad with a cheeseburger)   However they had to add there Gourmet flair to the burger, even plain simple easy, it had to be on a Kaiser bun and even had onions mixed right into the handmade meat paddy.   LOL, those of you that really know me, will understand.

 

Ok on a plus note, Glen said the Salmon dinner was the best dinner he had had in a very long time.  Prices were a bit much.  Dinner plates were 15 for a cheeseburger to 33 for more fancy food item.    The view was awesome, while you ate dinner you had the view of the falls on one side and the view of the mountains on the other.  I think the place was called the Copper Kitchen.

 

Ok so dinner out of the way, we decided to start our trek back down the mountain.  It went really fast, I think it took Lisa and I a total of 60mins to make it from the Southside of Squamish to Surrey.   

 

I think everyone that came had a blast.  It was great fun, great times, and a really refreshing river.

 

Everyone that has pics, please send them to Capt@captfiero.com so I can get them built into one big gallery and get them hosted.

 

Austin wrote: Oh here's an interesting video of that drive :)

Heh heh, that was kind of neat. Do you recall what the timelapse settings were on your camera?