Weekend Visitors
Since arriving in Squamish - Squish to the people who really love it here - I've seen nothing but sunshine. Rain, it once seemed, was little more than a nasty four letter word people threw around as a veiled threat. You'd better appreciate today, even thought it's 90, because tomorrow it may be raining. Well, last weekend the rain arrived, and it stuck around all weekend long! Despite the dark clouds and regular showers, we had a really great weekend thanks to the arrival of our friends, Ryan and Todd. Shortly after R and T arrived, the rain subsided, and Ryan and Brian immediately took advantage of that and spent a few hours in the boulder fields. Todd and I thought of an even better plan, walked ourselves to the local liquor store, and enjoyed wine from a BC vineyard. When the boulderers returned, it was time for another sampling of the local fare, this time for dinner. We made our way to the not so busy but often discussed Ruddy Duck. As we were ...