I'm back - back from a well deserved, and well appreciated escape. Carole and I escaped to Vancouver Islands for a really nice 5-day getaway and didn't get back 'till the afternoon of the 1st. I read three books, got a mud bath, lounged in the outdoor hottubs of two different spas. ate the best (and most expensive) seven course meal of my life, and even managed to quaff a few glasses of really nice champagne. Carole got a facial, and ate all the food I couldn't... I actually did okay on the eating myself, but only gained back 4 pounds of the 24 I had lost - I made it through the holiday season alive!!!
I've put about 120 albums into my MP3 player now, and have really put that thing to good use - it's great for the ferry!
It was cool having New Years Eve alone at a resort - it was such a beautiful night - crisp, but clear. You can imagine how amazed we were when we woke up to 3 inches of snow, and watched another 3 inches fall during breakfast... it was strange though... the ferry was 20km away, and there was no snow there (at all) when we got in the lineup... and we must've looked pretty funny driving home with three inches of snow still on the roof of our car, through a beautiful 8 degree - blue sky day in Vancouver... but now, it's negative four - still a beautiful day, but much colder. Still, this has been a great way to start the new year.
I'll post some pictures of our getaway if/when I can get around to it.
Posted by Calvin at January 2, 2005 10:22 PM