Thursday, July 30, 2009

Buddy


We are sad to say goodbye to Uncle Buddy - he will be missed. His passing marks the end of a wonderful era for the family.

The Last Time Together


Arthur, Buddy and Ron together for the last time.

Brothers


Definitely brothers!

The Attwell Brothers


A moment of fun with the three brothers visiting in Canada. Thanks to Dave for stepping in for Arthur. Dave has been known to bring out his Arthur impersonations every now and then.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Hurricane Ridge





This is a photo of Dave and me riding up to the first tunnel on Hurricane Ridge. We met a couple from Florida at a look out and they sent this photo on to Dave when they got back from their travels.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Hurricane Ridge







Dave and I took the ferry to Port Angeles, Washington to ride Hurricane Ridge. It was early on the bike at 5:15am with breakfast and coffee on the Coho Ferry. Once over to the other side it was off the ferry to start climbing right away: 18 miles at a 7-8% incline until we reached the top. The good news is that Dave was happy to ride at my pace and lend encouragement. We took 2:30 to get up - an hour slower than Dave's PB of 1:27. We dedicated the ride to the memory of Gunther Gustav Wilhelm Simon. The view, ice cream at the top and the 40+ minute descent were reward for the effort. To top off the day there were 4-5 pods of Orcas feeding in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It was an excellent day.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

SNT TWO


In March we held the second annual 'Splinters & Tin' wooden racquets squash tournament at the Bentall Club in Vancouver. Lots of fun playing with the old racquets - they really are terrible, but the good players seem able to play well with anything. It was a great event and lots of fun again this year.