For the record, I have no idea what Patrick is talking about (Be quiet Colby I know where you live)....:)

The Dawg

Patrick wrote: Oh yeah, almost forgot... perhaps Damien will chime in and discuss his proficiency with GPS devices.

This run has got to be one of my favorites.  I really like Arlington also, but this one is local and easier to organize.

I would like to thank everyone who came out.  It was great sharing this experience with you all.  We had no mechanical malfunctions to deal with and surprisingly less police presence than expected.  My relatively cheap radar detector worked great on the highway.

I was worried at the start that we might not get decent weather but as the day rolled on it just got better and better.  In the end we decided not to go up the mountain because Whistler had low cloud cover when we first arrived.  Once the clouds lifted we could see a fair amount of snow hanging around up there.

As Patrick mentioned, Michelle and I did point most of the way.  There being only 5 cars it was relatively easy to keep us together.  I think we all enjoyed the ride to spite the low speeds.  Don't get me wrong, there were a few opportunities to open up at strategic points along the way.  All in all I think we demonstrated great restraint.  I know I sure did anyway.

It was fun as always.

I would like to make special mention of Steve's suggestion for the eatery we went to.  Wow is all I can say.  The prices were normal but the food and service were 5 star!  Maybe he can chime in and mention the name of this wonderful establishment since I've forgotten.

Can't wait till next year.

The Dawg

Nice day for the cruise, there was a big black rain cloud around 9am than poured on a few of us, and headed to the East...way behind you all.

It is a beautiful drive...glad you all made it out

I hear it was a great run, and am glad for Dawg taking all the time to put this event together and stay on top of the thread.  Wish I could have been there, but a close friend of mine had his stag on Saturday and got Married on Sunday. 

 

On a side note,

Redwilly dropped by my place this morning and asked me to post these for her. 

 

Whistler from RedWilly

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I took another look at the map and it turns out they actually have north pointed to the left instead of up.  I guess that's where we got confused.