Work/Life Balance

Well, this topic is often talked about amongst friends/family/work colleagues.

I’ve managed to find a nice second hand bike for riding/pedaling up hills etc – something a bit more suited to the riding on my back doorstep. And finally with some Canadian dollars in my bank account, i can afford it i guess…… and after the 50 hour week i had last week, i guess i’m looking forward to some nice pedally riding!!!

Hopefully this will be the last big purchase before the winter/snow arrives..(cue skis) it is already getting darker each week, 8pm would be about the latest you could ride in the Forrest now!

Anyway – My new bike is a .243 steel framed hardtail bike, made for freeriding apparently. the frame is about 6lbs which is right up there in terms of weight! This aint no light XC racing machine. Thats about all i need to say.

We have 6 bikes in our flat at the mo!! – two of mine, two are Megans, and one other is her bf’s new toy – a Transition Bottlerocket, 5.5inch trail bike in BABY BLUE…. rather spiffy.

The cheapest bike would be the white one in the corner, not actually mine – but bought for $10 off a homeless guy some months ago, not by me!! on loan from last weekends efforts post-bbq….. Long story, won’t go there, seen some drunken times.

Andrew, Sebastian and I are planning on going away to Pemberton for riding this weekend, hopefully the springtime weather and showers stay away!!

So yeah, work/life balance? – Trying to restore balance to the force, the pendulum seems to swing week by week at the mo…. Hope to have some good pics from this coming weekend.

Ciao for now.

Fly Fishing and Camping – Skagit Valley Provincial Park

Long weekend. Camping and fly fishing in a Provincial Park, about 2 hours east of Vancouver – Andrew, Didier and myself were up for the fishg, and Sebastian and Kerstin were coming along to do a massive Hike.

On the road – Saturday morning. 5 of us in Andrews Trusty Ford Escort Wagon… Fully Loaded!

Silver Lake. Gorgeous!…. This is BC.

Reflections

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Dropping off Sebastian and Kerstin.

Hiking into the river.. about an hour going slow.

Check out those trees!

scenery

Classic Andrew and Didier……

First glimpse of the Skagit River… home for the next two days and nights… We set up camp on the river bed..

Nice.

some small log-jams.

Andrew having a fish in the pool.

Didiers first Rainbow Trout.

The view from the back of our camp – Ice Field in the distance.

This was SERIOUS log jams…..

Andrew checking out the water

Didier whip’n it out.

Fire

Dinner….

Sky, fire and man.

Green Nymph, with a REAL Orange spider having a nosey

Spending time walking upstream…. We fished and walked 9 hours on Saturday!…. took us over and hour to talk back to camp via the normal walking trail… we had gone way way upstream!

Didier fishing

Andrew checking out the water

My 10 yo cactus bag, and appropriate footwear for walking in the river for 9 hours… NOT. sore soles today/this week i reckon!

yep, there is one in there!

yes! she’s on!

Happy fisherman. 2nd fish for the day

Andrews on one…..

Even happier!.. Long time coming.

Back at camp after a long, long day

Packing on out.. on the road early to avoid the traffic.

Bye bye Provincial Park. Till next time.