Captain's Log
With two small kids my time for outdoor adventure has diminished. However I'm now trying to find activities that will suit my new lifestyle. This blog will follow my outdoor pursuits in general and this year will focus a lot on my experimentation with sailing.
The trip
On Wednesday June 11th at about 8:30 pm we left on our four-day, four-night boys' sailing trip. On board was Rich, James, Glen and I. We weren't 100% sure on our destination given that it was the first time we were going to sail on an extended expedition through the ...
Our four day boys sailing trip
In 10 days our second annual boys sailing trip happens. This year's crew includes Ben, Rich, Glen, James and I. We've all looked forward to it for months. Last year we were new to sailing and to the sailtime program so we kept our sailing schedule pretty loose and didn't ...
T-minus 27 days to sailing season
Sailtime orientation day is schedule for May 4th. The sailboats will be in the water and we'll be practicing man overboards and docking. This winter has been long and I just can't wait to get back on the water. I've made lots of advanced reservations and the four day boy's ...
Whistler trip Day 2 - Bright blue skies
Probably like everyone else there is nothing I like better then a blue-sky ski day in the mountains. With 10 cm of new snow yesterday and bright sunshine today we couldn't have asked for anything more. We were on the lifts by 8:30 and Glen, Anke and I headed up ...
Whistler trip Day 1
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We had a good first day on the slopes. We had about 10 cm of new powder and some small glimpses of the sun. We couldn't have asked for more. Glen and I skied the top of Seventh Heaven and the Glaciar Express while Phil, Anke and Teresa had a ...