Night boarding

Yeah, I know, more boarding, but this time at night - pretty bonkers finishing work, popping home, and then going boarding for the night on floodlit slopes - better than the dry slope outside Wellingborough as well.

Photos are rubbish, but give you some idea of the view over the city whilst you're boarding - think the night-time season is finished now, but will make it a fixture next year.

Not actually sure if my boarding is improving, other than being able to go at quite terrifying speed - must be the new kit.

Our container arrives this week - time to dust the mountain bike off - that's where I get really scared.....

Cute fix

Gratuitous cute shots of Hols - fab dress from Aunty Liz, and chocolate biscuit from her Mum.

El Tinker

Penrith's finest East Anglian alpinist found himself chased out of the Rockies, and in the Couve, via Seattle, with tales of derring-do, fragile ice, loose rock and underlying cowardice. Pictured below with his latest belay bunny......

For Neil

Sorry, didn't take any photos of inside our apartment, but here's the view from our balcony - looking south to Kitsilano.

After...

....the Birthday lunch at an all-you-can-eat Thai buffet, we went for a walk in the hills. The big thing with snow on is Mt Baker - you can see it from our office - I hope it doesn't go boom any time soon......

Holly's First Birthday

Thanks to everyone who sent cards/presents for Holly's numero uno birthday - quite frankly, we can't believe it's a year since she appeared. Holly very much enjoyed her home made rice crispie birthday cakes and we just managed to keep her fingers out of the candle flame. Other than that she was pretty oblivious to it all but enjoyed playing with her new toys and seems to particularly like the picture of the two cows that her Granny painted for her birthday. She also looked super cute in the 'Made in Ireland' t-shirt Maree sent her for St Patricks day! Bath time was, as always, a fun way to round off her day......

Post boarding lunch...

This is for the benefit of Kev et al......

More boarding

Yep, I know, more of the same, but I can't get over quite how amazing it is being able to leave the flat and be boarding within half an hour - it snowed on the hills again this week, so conditions were great.

I think the container may arrive in the next week or so, so there's a chance we may be able to pick up some bits and bobs - it's about time - I've been wearing the same clothes for the past 2 months. Plus, should be able to pick up the bouldering mat, so might make it up to squamish before too long.....

Yoga

Oh yes, and OD is doing hot-yoga. Check this pose out......

We went boarding!

So, we went out on Friday after work and spent some (what seemed like significant) wedge on new everything for boarding












- boards, bindings, boots the works. Flushed with success at having spent some money, we decided to hit the slopes the next day.

Top conditions (for us) - some fresh snow and bright blue skies. Whilst OD was off boarding, I took Hols for a jaunt round the snowshoeing circuit - genius, and much more fun than going running - luckily the snow was well packed where the snow shoers had been, so I was able to get round in trainers - we had to stop so tourists could take photos of Holly.......

Testing testing

OK, nothing to see here - just setting this thing up - we'll stick a few photos on tomorrow.