2017: Day 9 Remember that time you were invited to a great party but you were the only one that showed up? Yeah, neither do I. But, sadly, Joanne F is quite familiar with it! Here’s how it went down. It started out as a great idea a couple years ago. She was going to be … [Read more…]
2017: Day 8 Thank you. It shouldn’t take a tragedy like the one in Abbotsford on November 6 to thank those that selflessly place themselves in harm’s way for our safety. Thankfully, losing first responders is a relatively rare occurrence in Canada, which is why it was a sobering moment. We want to thank our … [Read more…]
2017: Day 7 Every year there is usually one or two signature races for our tri club. It’s usually Whistler or Victoria, or maybe even somewhere down in the US like St. George’s. This year, it was Iceland. WTF? That’s what happens when one person signs up and starts a tidal wave of excitement… This … [Read more…]
2017: Day 6 A funny thing happened on my birthday this year – Stephen King-like in its weirdness. No clowns were hiding in the gutters but something just as peculiar occurred. It started out like any other swim morning in our small town of Ladner. (See, it starts like a Stephen King novel). I got … [Read more…]
2017: Day 5 It’s all your fault Robbie!! Well ok not really, but you had a big part to play in this one. Joel mentioned that this is the year of Goodbyes. Well we weren’t the one who started the trend!! 2017 saw several of our friends make some Rather Radical changes and depart the Lower … [Read more…]
2017: Day 4 This little number starts out with some serious heat and sass (a whole lotta shut-up) but mellows out until it finishes on a seriously sweet note. And the drink does the same. Badda-bing badda-boom. It’s fair to say that this year’s crop of drinks will continue to focus on moving on to … [Read more…]
2017: Day 3 2017. What happened to you? You showed such promise! We started with a beautiful polar bear swim then everything seemed to go downhill. I know – I get it. You were completely dominated by the Orange Anus against your will. This is where I spend the next few paragraphs ranting like a … [Read more…]
2017: Day 2 Goodbyes suck. That’s why I’m going to keep this short. 5 years ago I met a wonderful group of people who pushed me, challenged me, and some days you beat the living crap out of me). But you made me a much stronger person. It’s been an honour sweating with you, cursing … [Read more…]
2017: Day 1 Day 1 of the 12DOD (Yep, here we go again) where we celebrate the people and stories that made our year. Today’s drink is “Skaha”. A simple word. And today it is a really simple drink. But the journey wasn’t so simple – here’s the story behind it. There’s this thing called a … [Read more…]