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Day five ended up being a fairly low key affair for me. I was happy to get a few good runs in and finish the trip uninjured before lunch. A final soak in the tub followed by lunch in Dusty’s and it was only a couple of hours before we were using up our last loose change in the Longhorn bar. We ate beef stroganoff and finished up the night with a game of poker. Our plans for night-time sledging down to the bar will have to wait until next year.
Dave and I got back to Seattle for lunch (no problems at the border!) and like that, brother was passing through security to board his flight back to London.
Tuesday was a crazy hectic day at work but that was to be expected.
Whistler, days three and four
Whistler, day two report
Whistler, day two begins
New blog location
Whistler, day one
Despite our best efforts, a seven am start was the best we could muster after a late-evening outing to Fado. We made decent time, breakfast at McDonalds, five minutes at the border and an easy drive up to Whistler.
Rentals and passes were all easy and we were on the mountain before one pm. Snow is so-so, no powder, but it’s not icy or bullet proof and quite enjoyable. It’s wickedly cold too. Dave and I got plenty of runs into today and found the skills came back quickly enough.
Our accommodation is decidedly palace-like with plenty of space, lots of bedrooms, a nice big gathering room and a tiny hot tub which still managed to hold the six of us. Very pleased there.
Great home-made spaghetti for dinner and now the fresh air is starting to go to my head. It will be a quiet night.
Brother arrives!
It’s been a crazy busy few weeks for me between Hawaii, another VSLive! keynote and now with Dave in town. He arrived Saturday afternoon and undeterred by jetlag, he ate Jamie Oliver-style burgers and even managed a few drinks out at Marcus’ Martini Heaven after a ten hour flight.
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Sunday morning we caught a 9:30 ferry over to Bainbridge Island for some breakfast at the Steamliner Diner. Good as always and a really leisurely, pedestrian way to start the day. At an unprecedented-for-Seattle 60 degrees (F) the afternoon was not to be wasted and the top of the Space Needle gave clear views of Rainier and another latte at Starbucks. Dave, Katie and I had a great meal at the Icon Grill in the evening and called it an early night.
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After work on Monday, there was more good food at Benihana and we enjoyed it all. I got up before seven this morning to move Katie’s car (unfortunately she seems to have been struck down by the flu) and I did not expect to see the snow falling but it only lasted until about nine. By then, we were in IHOP enjoying breakfast and pancakes. We have been eating well.
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We’re off to Whistler early tomorrow morning for five days of boarding. We even have ski-in ski-out accommodation! I can’t wait.
First mobile post
..Text has been a great blogging engine for a few years now but its relative stagnation (as work transferred to Community Server) has left me looking for more. Meanwhile MSN Spaces has come a really long way since its Japanese pilot and is really starting to look good.
Combine that with my new Treo 700 which makes writing mails on the move really easy (like this one) and it’s a recipe for success.
