So. 3.7.: Whistler - Wreck train and bear in the pool

We are awakened by the steady dripping on our windows. It's raining and the rainforest around us deserves its name.

We slow down all morning activities, but the rain continues.

Actually, we wanted to take the Peak to Peak gondola up to the Suspension Bridge. However, there is nothing to be seen of the clear snow-covered mountains today. So change of plans: we hike in rainproof clothing on the Train Wrack Trail! The forest path through the green thicket is well-developed. Signs warn of the bears living here, but hopefully they don't feel like it in this weather.

Our efforts are rewarded. In the middle of the forest lie completely crumpled wagons from a train accident in 1956. The 7 most defective wagons were pulled off the track and dumped in the forest - the fastest way to make the track passable again. Today it is a tourist attraction!

You can get closer on a swinging suspension bridge over the roaring Cheakamus River. The wagons were left to themselves in the forest and are sprayed with colorful graffiti. You can climb on them, in them, and around them. A spectacular experience!

The entrance to this hiking trail is right next to the 2010 Olympic Village, which we of course take a quick look at.

Now pretty wet again at the accommodation, Clemens suddenly calls out "There's a bear." We look out the window in disbelief. Indeed, a black bear is walking through the garden towards the pool where a lady is still swimming. Fortunately, the area is fenced, so the swimmer retreats into the house as a precaution. The bear sniffs at the grills, circles the pool, and disappears across the ball field. Unbelievable, right in a residential area.

In the evening we stroll through Whistler Village and eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Many young people are out in the village - Whistler is known as a mountain biker paradise. We can watch some of the daredevil rides on Mount Whistler.

Back at the apartment building, we see the newly installed warning signs "Beware of Bears".