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In case you were waiting to see what happened with our weather-driven logistical jam, Andrew and I made it out to B.C., he's still out there and I'm back.
Andrew decided that the snow would stop by Saturday afternoon and we would drive out then. Having made up that plan, he was determined to stick to it, even though the snow never really did stop. But a series of highway web cams told us that there was better weather along the way, so we hitched up the Boler and Andrew got on the Beemer and off we went. And he had to drive through snow and sleet until we just short of Cochrane, and then in and out of very cold rain until Canmore. I was in the Bleep behind feeling terrible for Andrew but reminding myself that at least he had his heated vest on and the heated hand grips on the bike. Until the gas station at Canmore where he said he was freezing since none of the heated stuff was working. But, tightening up the connections fixed the problem and with heat re-established, off we went again. Around the B.C. border it suddenly got quite a bit nicer so the second half of the drive was just fine. Why it would magically become sunny and 10 degrees warmer when crossing a provincial line is beyond me but I'll take it.
So I had a nice brief little visit with the valley, I just love it out there, I start to feel this relaxed calm feeling as soon as I drive out of the last mountain pass and the view opens up. Andrew even got to fly today in a short window of decent conditions this afternoon. The Boler is all set up in a lovely spot as Andrew's home for the week, and I will head out next weekend to pick it up. Let's hope work is calm enough that I can head out on Friday and come back on Sunday, two nights between the drive is better than one.
Andrew decided that the snow would stop by Saturday afternoon and we would drive out then. Having made up that plan, he was determined to stick to it, even though the snow never really did stop. But a series of highway web cams told us that there was better weather along the way, so we hitched up the Boler and Andrew got on the Beemer and off we went. And he had to drive through snow and sleet until we just short of Cochrane, and then in and out of very cold rain until Canmore. I was in the Bleep behind feeling terrible for Andrew but reminding myself that at least he had his heated vest on and the heated hand grips on the bike. Until the gas station at Canmore where he said he was freezing since none of the heated stuff was working. But, tightening up the connections fixed the problem and with heat re-established, off we went again. Around the B.C. border it suddenly got quite a bit nicer so the second half of the drive was just fine. Why it would magically become sunny and 10 degrees warmer when crossing a provincial line is beyond me but I'll take it.
So I had a nice brief little visit with the valley, I just love it out there, I start to feel this relaxed calm feeling as soon as I drive out of the last mountain pass and the view opens up. Andrew even got to fly today in a short window of decent conditions this afternoon. The Boler is all set up in a lovely spot as Andrew's home for the week, and I will head out next weekend to pick it up. Let's hope work is calm enough that I can head out on Friday and come back on Sunday, two nights between the drive is better than one.