Not much to write home about

The last 5 days has seen over 1m of snowfall on Whistler, and the word around town is that it was the best weekend of the season so far. Unfortunately for me I was once again working the weekend, so while I did miss the crowds, I also missed the snow. Sunday was of particular note, with 44cm in 24 hours.. I did managed to get on the slopes at 2pm for a few runs, however instead of finding fresh snow I could only find moguls, and got a pole to the face for my troubles. Oh well.. there's plenty left of the season yet!

I did have yesterday and today off work, and while there has been some good snowfall the freezing level has been quite high. This makes for some very wet and heavy work, and today my legs decided to give out. Hopefully some anti-inflammatory gel and a hot bath later will mean I can still ride later this week.

Unfortunately there hasn't been a lot else happening that is worthy of writing. As I am still only getting 20 hours of work a week, I am running on a very tight budget and curtailing any apres ski activities so that I can still afford to eat well enough. I did however splurge on Sunday to buy some Hokey Pokey ice-cream, to brighten up my mood. As expected, it's not as good as home (we truly are spoiled with meat and dairy), but it still tasted great after not having any for at least 5 weeks.

This week also marks the milestone of my first month in Canada. I certainly do feel settled in now, and am starting to build some routines. Waking up early still occurs, but as it gets dark here very early (4:15pm sunset), I have found myself eating and going to bed earlier. That may change as summer rolls around.

I hope to get out into town soon and get some photos for everyone of the Christmas lights that have been put up. It really does look fantastic. Keep an eye out for these soon! It was also great to Skype everyone back home as they helped Leela, Chris and John move 8 trailer loads of dirt in one day! What an awesome job. Thanks to Chelles from Photoworks photography for the images, and everyone for their hard work! For those of you who don't know, the plan is to eventually build a deck out front.

 

Well, that's it for another few days. Apologies there aren't many pictures in this update.. I haven't been too snap happy lately due to the poor weather. Talk to you all soon!