In Vancouver!
Well, as u know, i’ve blogged my holiday to death to date! and even tho i’ve been skimping on the photo sizes, i’ve managed to eat up all of my 50 mb alotment here at ginman.wordpress.com
….. but!… not all is lost – my next, and possibly most exciting chapter can be found at
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Roll on the MTB dream – Whistler Bike Park.
Well, to tell you the truth, i was pretty shagged and tired after my two weeks on the road/tour/race and Hostel living!!
Anyway – not wanting to get too much rest, Andrew decided a walk in the North Shore Mountains would be a nice way to spend a grey Saturday Arvo – Arran, another kiwi friend also came along – Cue the “Grouse Mountain” -
Grouse is a skifield/peak on the North Shore/North Van – really popular with tourists, and the ‘fashionable hiking types’ – a mix between BP’s in the latest gym gears, to the older retired types huffing it up – the Grouse Grind ™!
We didn’t actually go up the Grind track, but took a less common route called the BCMC (British columbia mountain club) – pretty much a good grade all the way up, and some wicked trees, classic North Shore scenery!…. oh, it was drizzling/raining that day, so a good test of the shoe/jacket/fitness!
So – it was pretty cloudy and cold at the top of the gondola – the usual touristy shop, cinema, and cafe/restuarant – There is a BEAR enclosure at the peak, but we didn’t see the bears.. damn. i’m still holding out to see them!!! I’ll have to head back up there on a NICE day and get some wicked panoramic pics looking back at the Vancouver Skyline and beyond!…..Oh yeah, there are heaps of these big wood carvings up there too.. can u spot me in this one?
Apart from contacting some more engineering companies, watching Transformers the Movie, surfing Facebook and doing some more riding around Fromme, it has been a pretty quiet 5 days – nice.
I got a new Hope Pro2 150mm rear hub put on my demo, but the bushings are still to be done. $$$$…. ! Mostly ready to hit up whistler now!
I went for a quick ride on the west side of North Van to check out the sights – Some pics for the engineers to drool over, and some nice scenery at Ambleside Park.
CPR (Canadian Pacific Rail) – on a steel trussed bridge. Load testing!
The old, and only 3 lane, Lions Gate Bridge….! Links Stanley Park to the City of North Vancouver.
Ambleside Park/beach/water front.
Well- yeah, a bit boring, some might even say a bit of an anti-climax to this section of my blog!…… don’t worry, Whistler Bike Park is calling……. www.whistlerbike.com =)
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