June 2nd, 2009
I saw a seal!!!
I also saw starfish- real live ones! I know, I know most of you are rolling your eyes, however, a seal and real starfish are two things I have never ever seen before- at least not in their natural habitat! These sitings were icing on the cake to an amazing weekend in Bellingham.
About 6 weeks ago I recived an email from the Boundary Bay Brewerey asking if I would like to do the “alpine leg” (or the uphill downhill) section of the relay team for their women’s team. Prior to the email I was starting to worry that I wouldn’t be invited back onto this team- this would be the 10th year running that the Brewery has won, so I did have a little anxiety that they had found someone better!!
Our hosts, Janet and Ed were amazing, words cannot express how much fun and what an experience it always is to travel down to Bellingham. This year was no different!
For those who don’t know what the Ski to Sea is, its a relay race that has 6 legs: Cross Country Skier, Alpine Skier (that has to boot pack up the mountain), runner, road biker, canoe, mountain biker and kayaker. The whole town is in celebration of this event and the energy that surrounds it is hard to beat. This year there were 414 teams, Team Boundary Bay, an all women’s team finished 17th overall and earned the 10th first place in a row in the women’s field! Pretty exciting and I was so happy to be a part of that day!
Considering the team has a few Canadians on it, we had a little bit of trouble making it across the border as the officer asked Janet, our team captain a slew of crazy questions, including if she got us off of Craigslist!!! kind of funny!
Other then that, it was great to go exploring around the amazing town!
I definitely suggest a trip down that way for training, be sure to bring: a kayak, road bike, mountain bike, running shoes, and a sail boat. There is nothing you can’t do there!
have a great day!
Brooke
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