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O Canada

July 30, 2009 at 1:22 am Leave a comment

Well it’s been a while!  I have to admit, with all the traveling I’ve been a little lax on the blogging.  Time to play catch up.  The next few blog entries will about my recent trip to Canada to see my friends from Colgate, Nicola and Matt, get married.  Besides having an amazing time catching up with friends and sightseeing one of Canada’s most beautiful cities, I also had the chance to eat quite a bit of tasty food.

Two Wednesdays ago Maureen drove up from New Bedford, MA, to spend the night in Fonda before catching our plane in Albany the next morning.  While Mo was in route I got in a quick 5k (my fastest time in a long time), and got the majority of my packing done.  In an effort to consume all the calories I just burned off, we went to the Bistro in Gloversville for dinner.  For anyone who has ever been (any of my home friends) you know it’s not exactly known for it’s healthy cuisine

The next morning we were up and out of the house by 3:30 am (yes, AM).  I was a complete zombie, but I had Mo and her Disney sing-a-long to CD to keep my awake.   After a few minor bumps along the way, including unknowingly trying to get a knife through security, we were on our way to meet Becky in Chicago.  Seven hours later, Becky and I were boarding the ferry that would take us from Vancouver to Victoria.  I was super exhausted and ready to be chilling at the hotel instead of sitting on a bought.  Regardless, I really enjoyed the ferry ride.  This was my first trip to the northwest and I was pleasantly surprised by just how beautiful the Vancouver/Victoria area is.

Finally after 15 hours of traveling, we arrived at Paul’s Motor Inn.  The place was a little retro, including the fans as opposed to air conditioning, but it was cozy and cute and there were a ton of other Colgate kids staying in the hotel.
We had the first official wedding event of the weekend at Nicola’s parent’s house.  Their home was right on the water and absolutely beautiful.  Half of the fun of the night was just admiring the AMAZING views.  The other half was a mix of enjoying the super tasty food or catching up with old friends.  I even got a chance to see the roommate’s late entrance (United sucked and kept Carolyn in San Francisco all day).  It was a great night, but after being up for over 24 hours, I was ready to call it a night.

The only food pic I got that night (thanks to Richard).  Forgot my camera

Nicola, Kyle and I

Mo and I (after several glasses of delicious wine)

Becky, Me, Carolyn and Tara

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