Snuck away to Whistler for a couple nights. It’s funny how different parts of the drive can feel longer or shorter depending on if you are heading to a destination or coming home. What’s not funny is how much longer drives like this take these days.

What used to be an under 2 hour drive is now at least 2.5 hours, and longer if you hit bad traffic, like we did coming home. Vancouver roadways were not designed for the current population, and as more people move to the lower mainland, with high rises going up everywhere, it’s only going to get a lot worse.

I’m not sure what the solution is? The public transportation routes are not ideal to go car-less and every time I get on the road I feel like traffic is heavier. It makes me appreciate how lucky I am to have a seven minute commute that only involves three traffic lights. I wouldn’t want to be a regular commuter in the suburbs of Vancouver.