So I’m just a TAD on the excited side that my long-awaited trip to Europe is now on the horizon! It seems like I have been planning this trip for a long time and dreaming of it for even longer.
Phil and I are booked to fly to Manchester at the end of July to meet up with my awesome family the Hunters to celebrate the wedding of my cousin Paul to his lovely Bride-to-Be Cathy. I am stoked to take in a proper English Country Wedding … and am even more excited to get to wear a big hat!
We’ll hang out there for a few days and then - WOOSH - its off to Amsterdam. We’re booked to stay at the famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) Flying Pig Hostel (Uptown) for 3 nights to take the city by storm. On the agenda is Van Gough Museum, Anne Franks House, Heineken Museum, Rembrandt Museum and lots of walking, biking and well, lets be honest … toking!
Then its off to Berlin! I am so, so, so excited to go to Germany. Its been on my list for years! We’ll be taking the super fast ICE train from Amsterdam and get into Berlin in a mere 6 hours. And the views are suppose to be stunning!
Again we’re booked into a very cool hostel in East Berlin, right across from the remaining fragments of the Wall. I’m really looking forward to taking in all the history and sights of the city, as well as the modern design and architecture it has to offer. And a few nights of partying in the hip town will of course be on the agenda.
After 4 nights there we are then heading off to the land of Castles – Prague. Again via ICE train we’ll be unpacking our bags in our amazing Old Town hostel, after a short 4 hr ride from Berlin. I can't wait for the cobble stone roads, free flowing pints and amazing gothic architecture. We’re also planning a trip to see The Bone Church Of Kutna Hora, how insane will that be?
Then its back to England, London to be specific, for a few days before we catch our flight home to Vancouver and I can't wait catch up and see some of my friends (Janna, Holly, Melody - that’s you!).
It’s a whirlwind trip with lots planned and I could care less how tired I will be, as this will be the trip to end all trips … well, to date at least …. We still have South Africa to plan for 2010!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Here we go … a month of blogging to be done!
Let me start by saying that this post is being types while I am flying via the lovely WestJet watching a NEW interview with New Kids on The Block ... super surreal and I can’t stop giggling and laughing like the 12 year old that loved them … but I digress:
So last time I posted it was all about Coachella. In a nutshell, it was the single most amazing concert going experience I have ever had … and I’m already planning 2009!
After Coachella all things went back to the norm. I did however managed to snag a cold on my 2nd day back at the office and had to bail on my bike clinic that was booked for that weekend. Combine that with the fact that it was pissing rain (typical VanCity styles) and this little Muddbunnie chose to stay on the couch and watch bad Saturday afternoon movies. Its was a great weekend J
But all was not lost for biking.
MAY 17
The following weekend I was feeling 100% and headed out to take on Burnaby Mountain with Stacey and Phil. The change in weather from the previous weekend was INSANE. We managed to pick not only the hottest day in May to ride, we were in the hottest place in BC! A whopping 25 degrees made the climb up a bit trying and we had to take a few water/heat breaks, but we made it. The decent down was just too much fun. Real flowy trail with some stunts, skinny’s and ladders. And regardless of the fact that I fell in the first 3 seconds of the ride and basically sat as hard as one can directly on a rock, I had an awesome ride.
MAY 24
That killer riding was followed up by a session on the North Shore with seasoned riders Am and Jo. Now, bear this in mind, both of them have been riding for 3+ years and know their shit, so for them to have me tagging along … a tad intimidating. Phil shuttled us up part way and then it was time to pedal. And MAN, did my cardio kick my ass! Sheesh! After an exhausting 30 minutes it was time to head down …. Via a friggen Black diamond! At this point, I questioned whether these gals were my friends or my foes! On goes the full face and body armour and off we go!
The first few sections we a tad gnarly and there was a tad bit of walking but then it started to come together and the flow was before us. We sessioned a few sections and with some stellar coaching I was able to accomplish some big wheel drops and start to see some easy lines.
Then comes the rock face … so normally I am game for anything so long as I can be coached over it. And at this point I was fully confident in the gals and their advice. And really, the rock was tiny by all accounts. So Am take it first and cleans it perfectly. So now its my turn … and I have to wait since there are about 10 hotties to my right flinging themselves off a HUGE rock with a drop of at least 4 feel … needless to say, I waited from them to flail off and then I was on my way … and hawt damn don’t I clear it! My form was great, words of encouragement flying towards me, all is going well and then the bail happened … to give you a visual, picture Superman flying over the handle bars but on an angle … OUCH! This is the first moment where I have seen the need for all my gear ;) I survived, and took a few minutes to collect myself and then it was off the rip the rest of the trail.
Overall, a kick ass day with me having clocked in my 2nd day on the Shore … I think I’m really starting to like this ;)
MAY 25
The following day the Brodie Crew (Stace, PDot and Moi) decided to check out the Delta Watershed Park. We got lost in the first 10 minutes and ended up at the bottom of the ravine, forcing us to pedal UP UP UP to take run 2 at the trails. But this time we snagged us a map – SCORE and managed to find a super fun park, The Gravity Bowl, where again we sessioned a few tables and berms. Stace and I took the tables by storm but were a bit caught off guard by the air we managed to gain! Some horrible video footage was taken of my first run at it and the expletive can be heard for miles …. As can Phil's laughter
MAY 31
CLINIC DAY!!
After waking up uber early on a Saturday, loading up the bike and required gear I ventured out to meet my fellow Bunnies for a 3 hour bike clinic. I managed to get lost and ended up late to the chagrin of my coach Sherri. But once there and sorted out the learning began. From basic bike care and pre-ride stretching and over all health and fitness to bike and body positioning, breaking and manuals, we learned A LOT! The crew was a stellar group of gals all at different levels of riding, but all very supportive and encouraging. After the coaching it was time to ride. We took a few of the lower trails as a group and then a handful of us broke off and climbed back up to hot some of the upper trails. We decided to take on 3 that we were all familiar with and sessioned some of the wheel drops and skinnies at the park mid way down. After the ride Stace and agreed that it was our cleanest run and we decided to master the mountain by the end of the summer.
So in summary, I like riding my bike over rock, roots, I like jumping over things and freaking myself out while ripping down a dirty mountain trail, I like getting sweaty and dirty and I even like falling if it means I tried something new.
You heard it hear first people - I am officially Mountain Biker in the making!
Oh and according to the interview, Joey Mac likes to go commando, is a huge flirt and apparently made out with Tiffany at a bar years after the Jon/Tiffany deal. Now that is info you know you could not have lived without ;)
So last time I posted it was all about Coachella. In a nutshell, it was the single most amazing concert going experience I have ever had … and I’m already planning 2009!
After Coachella all things went back to the norm. I did however managed to snag a cold on my 2nd day back at the office and had to bail on my bike clinic that was booked for that weekend. Combine that with the fact that it was pissing rain (typical VanCity styles) and this little Muddbunnie chose to stay on the couch and watch bad Saturday afternoon movies. Its was a great weekend J
But all was not lost for biking.
MAY 17
The following weekend I was feeling 100% and headed out to take on Burnaby Mountain with Stacey and Phil. The change in weather from the previous weekend was INSANE. We managed to pick not only the hottest day in May to ride, we were in the hottest place in BC! A whopping 25 degrees made the climb up a bit trying and we had to take a few water/heat breaks, but we made it. The decent down was just too much fun. Real flowy trail with some stunts, skinny’s and ladders. And regardless of the fact that I fell in the first 3 seconds of the ride and basically sat as hard as one can directly on a rock, I had an awesome ride.
MAY 24
That killer riding was followed up by a session on the North Shore with seasoned riders Am and Jo. Now, bear this in mind, both of them have been riding for 3+ years and know their shit, so for them to have me tagging along … a tad intimidating. Phil shuttled us up part way and then it was time to pedal. And MAN, did my cardio kick my ass! Sheesh! After an exhausting 30 minutes it was time to head down …. Via a friggen Black diamond! At this point, I questioned whether these gals were my friends or my foes! On goes the full face and body armour and off we go!
The first few sections we a tad gnarly and there was a tad bit of walking but then it started to come together and the flow was before us. We sessioned a few sections and with some stellar coaching I was able to accomplish some big wheel drops and start to see some easy lines.
Then comes the rock face … so normally I am game for anything so long as I can be coached over it. And at this point I was fully confident in the gals and their advice. And really, the rock was tiny by all accounts. So Am take it first and cleans it perfectly. So now its my turn … and I have to wait since there are about 10 hotties to my right flinging themselves off a HUGE rock with a drop of at least 4 feel … needless to say, I waited from them to flail off and then I was on my way … and hawt damn don’t I clear it! My form was great, words of encouragement flying towards me, all is going well and then the bail happened … to give you a visual, picture Superman flying over the handle bars but on an angle … OUCH! This is the first moment where I have seen the need for all my gear ;) I survived, and took a few minutes to collect myself and then it was off the rip the rest of the trail.
Overall, a kick ass day with me having clocked in my 2nd day on the Shore … I think I’m really starting to like this ;)
MAY 25
The following day the Brodie Crew (Stace, PDot and Moi) decided to check out the Delta Watershed Park. We got lost in the first 10 minutes and ended up at the bottom of the ravine, forcing us to pedal UP UP UP to take run 2 at the trails. But this time we snagged us a map – SCORE and managed to find a super fun park, The Gravity Bowl, where again we sessioned a few tables and berms. Stace and I took the tables by storm but were a bit caught off guard by the air we managed to gain! Some horrible video footage was taken of my first run at it and the expletive can be heard for miles …. As can Phil's laughter
MAY 31
CLINIC DAY!!
After waking up uber early on a Saturday, loading up the bike and required gear I ventured out to meet my fellow Bunnies for a 3 hour bike clinic. I managed to get lost and ended up late to the chagrin of my coach Sherri. But once there and sorted out the learning began. From basic bike care and pre-ride stretching and over all health and fitness to bike and body positioning, breaking and manuals, we learned A LOT! The crew was a stellar group of gals all at different levels of riding, but all very supportive and encouraging. After the coaching it was time to ride. We took a few of the lower trails as a group and then a handful of us broke off and climbed back up to hot some of the upper trails. We decided to take on 3 that we were all familiar with and sessioned some of the wheel drops and skinnies at the park mid way down. After the ride Stace and agreed that it was our cleanest run and we decided to master the mountain by the end of the summer.
So in summary, I like riding my bike over rock, roots, I like jumping over things and freaking myself out while ripping down a dirty mountain trail, I like getting sweaty and dirty and I even like falling if it means I tried something new.
You heard it hear first people - I am officially Mountain Biker in the making!
Oh and according to the interview, Joey Mac likes to go commando, is a huge flirt and apparently made out with Tiffany at a bar years after the Jon/Tiffany deal. Now that is info you know you could not have lived without ;)
Friday, June 20, 2008
BAD ME!
Its been well over a month since I last posted - Sorry! (to those who read this mess of mine ... al what 5 of you - lol!)
Lots has been keeping me busy, but I will try to type my ass off this weekend as I spend 10+ hrs on a lovely WestJet plane ...
Lets just say that BC life is treating me well ... almost too well ;)
xoxoxoxoxox
Lots has been keeping me busy, but I will try to type my ass off this weekend as I spend 10+ hrs on a lovely WestJet plane ...
Lets just say that BC life is treating me well ... almost too well ;)
xoxoxoxoxox
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