Upside Down

In August the paddle club were supposed to do a huli practice, but they didn't so we arranged a huli today, we enlisted four of our regulars for a safety boat (OC-4) and managed to recruit six for our huli boat (OC-6) and paddled out to the breakwater and all agreed, at the same time, to turn that canoe upside down.

We upturned our outrigger canoe, tipped it back and then, one by one, climbed back into it. It certainly was not textbook, but we all managed to do quite well. Afterwards we discussed what was right and what was wrong with the huli with our (dry) buddies in the support boat, and agreed that we learned more from what we did wrong than what we did right, I think we all thought it would be beneficial to do it all again, but as a group wisely decided that the pub was a better venue for discussion and getting wet.

Great day, soooo tired (and now a little drunk). 

Thanks everyone.

No Contest

Whole Wheat Muffin : 25 cents
3 slices Canadian Back Bacon : 38 cents
One large Egg : 24 cents
Olive Oil : 11 cents
One Cheddar Slice : 14 cents
A squirt of HP sauce : 10 cents

Electricity : 10 cents
Walk to shops for supplies : zero cents

That works out at $1.32 (no taxes on groceries) which is cheaper than McDonald's, tastes fresher, better, less squashed than McDonald's and of course, all packaging in our house is recycled down at Gibsons Recycling Depot.

And we're still in our jammy's...

Monty Python (again)

FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Who'd have thought thirty year ago we'd all be sittin' here drinking Château de Chasselas, eh?
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
In them days we was glad to have the price of a cup o' tea.
SECOND YORKSHIREMAN:
A cup o' cold tea.
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Without milk or sugar.
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
Or tea.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
In a cracked cup, an' all.

It's funny, twenty five years ago, just before we came to Canada, who would have thought we'd be drinking Château de Chasselas while touring through Kelowna, near to where the "mighty rivers of British Columbia"  run and indeed, the lumberjacks rattle about. We remind ourselves that all this we see should never become commonplace, but we see amazing sights every day, we travel and paddle in amazing landscapes and the scenery never fails to impress. I thought of this while drinking this fine "Chasselas" from a Kelowna winery and it wasn't the wine talking when I realised that we have it all.

Red and White

Oy, get off my tractor!

Yes, farmyard impressions abound as we toured the orchards, played on the tractors and stuffed ourselves full of goodies. Oh, and there was honey mead too, but that really was not that impressive.

Uh-ho, must be nearly October...