Will sort this all out soon
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Friday, 17 September 2010
Thursday, 19 August 2010
So....okay people, much is occurring, I just got back from an impromptu visit to Vancouver Island. Which im afraid to say is as close to paradise I have ever experienced...more to follow when Chelsey gives me the photos.
But for now, I am eating pasta (and my nails) and re-hydrating for the Half Moon Adventure Race this Saturday.
So at 12 noon Mountain Time and 7pm UK time spare a thought for Dan and I (a.k.a Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure Team) as we run, scramble, mountain bike, climb zip, line, kayak and sweat our way across a valley range in the Rockies, for 8 hours!!!!
BE EXCELLENT TO ONE ANOTHER
Oh and as a side note, congratulations for my mate Mike back in Leeds UK for starting his own business, I wish you well (save me a piece of wall and I'll make it lovely)
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Graham & Selina Selina go to Mongol Mongolia...
So...Okay so I always have a lot of time for people who are ready for an adventure...
There was a sailing god at my yacht club when i was a kid, Mr Graham Preistley, I think he won the world championships when he was 14 or something ridiculous like that. Anyways, he's all grown up now and he's a teacher, he has a super cool Missus called Selina Selina (also a teacher, we all wish she'd been ours).
Well get this, they just got married, and instead of going somewhere boring like Spain or the BVI's for their honeymoon....they ARE CURRENTLY doing this:
THE MONGOL RALLY
Thats right, there are adventures afoot! Basically a team buys a rubbish old car
they plan a route to Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, they get to Greystone Race Track,
someone waves a flag and then they're off!
How cool is that? Im very pleased about the whole thing, so please follow their progress guys:
Be excellent to one another!
Friday, 30 July 2010
Other things to do in the Mountains that aren't tiring: Operation Lamb Roast
Its true, The Rockies are flipping amazing, they're huge, they're rugged and they have more adventure within them than I even know how to begin explaining,
HOWEVER, there are things you can do out there which don't tire you out,
Dans friends' Dad in law has a cabin out near Rafter 6 Ranch which is a respectable 45 mins drive from Downtown Calgary. Its nestled in the foothills with some shockingly gorgeous views along the valley into the Rockies proper.
Every Easter, these guys have a hog roast, using a lamb, so we'll call it a Lamb (Hog) Roast.
After the preparations are made: Lamb (Hog) attached to a roasting device
and plenty of salty water doused on said meat, there is time to drink and enjoy
the company and the sights and some daring souls go for a horse ride.
Below is an image of Me, Andrea (AKA Baby) and Dan on our horses.
I forgot what Baby's horse was called, but Dan and Me were riding brothers
Dans' horse was called Braveheart, and was in the movie and had climbed the Calgary Tower,
mine, his older brother was called Cruise, had done nothing and wanted to eat anything green that we walked past
[i think the girls choosing the horses had more of an insight
into real life than I had first imagined]
On our return the Lamb (Hog) was looking a great deal better
(didn't I say Dan was getting good with his camera)
this was a pot luck weekend (over here thats when everyone brings a dish or two)
And here is the finished article, regarde:
After the meal it was onto party time, and to top it all off
some superb guy broke out the Guitar. Seriously this guy knew every
song we asked for, even though I sang the first line a good 2 mins before it was needed....
Continue to:
Be Excellent to each other!
Other things to do in Calgary away from the Mountains
There are other things to do in Calgary apart from Mountains and Campings
Dan and Simone have a really great Yard which has become the perfect spot
for evenings by the fire where we were introduced to such delights as "Smores"
which is when you melt a marshmallow and some chocolate on a stick or fork
then stick the gooey loveliness between 2 crackers. These are especially
good with a fine Brandy or Whiskey
to help beat back the cold.
(image supplied by the emerging genius Dan Gun,
coming soon to a National Geographic near you!)
Then there is Curling, which needs no explanation apart from its a great
deal harder to do than you think...
Then of course Michelle invited us to some kind of Dub Nightclubs'
Birthday Part at Broken City Nightclub, where there was a nice bit of cake,
and what might possibly be the best bit of rapping I've ever witnessed when
Michelle's friend Ouda rhymed
"RAw, rAW, I like it rAW!
women-use-my-vegatables,
to make,
ma coleslaw!"
And lest we forget "the main event", which was the one and only Gift of Gab!
From Blackalicious and yes he did do Alphabet Aerobics!
(a must watch, he starts each verse with the next letter)
Cant you tell?
Lovely..more soon dudes,
Be Excellent to each other!
Monday, 19 July 2010
Ribbon Falls
So so so, another weekend, another Hike!
This time we are heading to Ribbon Falls, the crew had 2 new additions, lovely Monica Aguss and my new room mate Chelsey Ann McPhederan. We also had Phoenix the poodle on board.
The Ribbon Falls 5
This hike was truly beautiful, with some serious eye Trifle, some of the peaks up there stagger belief.
We set off in high spirits, the sun was out and there were quite a few people on the trail. the trail follows the river up hill and very once in a while mother nature decides to give you a glimpse of what an amazing country this is. The river carves out the most amazing pools and water falls. Dan and I were so excited that we had to stop and 'woop' at every single one (much to the chagrin of the girls)
Every Pool looked very 'swimmable' though it was still very cold water up there
Me and Phoenix by the falls
We got to the top and its glorious, the views from the falls up to the peaks on either side is just awesome. We had brought a packed lunch, and you can sit in the mist from the falls and get nice and chilly after the hot walk up there.
Phoenix loved it since the presence of people meant food on the ground which meant Gophers were all over the place. She got particularly interested in one under the rock we were using as a seat, so Dan thought he'd give her a hand.
Like the Greek god atlas he grasped the seat boulder with both hands and shifted his weight....
Have you ever had those moments when the world just seems to slow down?, well in the moments that Dan was trying to shift the 1/2 ton boulder I saw Phoenix clawing underneath and was thinking "this isnt going to end well', I was pretty certain the poor dog was going to get trapped. The rock shifted and soon gravity was showing Dan the way so he had to let go of the boulder, which crashed over (I'm pretty sure the Gopher was quite alarmed) and sent some picnic over. The only real casualty was one of my apples ended up in the River! (So much for leave no trace!)
After a quick lunch it was back down the hill for Car Park Yoga then back to Calgary...
More coming soon Guys
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