City Chase surprise

Even Charlotte & Shannon had to admit they were astonished. Twenty-one check points in six hours - quite a good day. The favorite? Pulling a school bus 50m

Walking in Whistler

Walking in Whistler, a photo by Adrian Zissos on Flickr.

Broke the little toe on my right foot by walking into a door last Monday. So dumb!! But I can still walk and I can ride my bike, so can't complain.

And just to show life can be better when you slow down a little I went for a walk around the place in Whistler and saw so much stuff I rarely would see. Including these ducklings and also a beaver that has a house just 100m from our back yard. Cool.

Have to admit these little creatures are almost as cute as the Alex & MJ creatures - no?

More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianzissos/sets/72157630002969522/

Broken toe?

On Monday morning I broke my toe. You probably expect some orienteering related story, after all I had  just spent a week running through the Canmore forests in preparation for last weekend's Barebones races. But no, it was in the house, walking through a doorway and I let my right foot get too close to the door and the little toe smashed into the narrow end of the door just below the hinge. Blast it!! The next day I came to Whistler where I was looking forward to lots of golf and running and hiking. Uh uh. Luckily I can ride my bike though. And yesterday I found a new trail that runs above the lake by our house here - very nice easy trail. Just perfect for toe rehab. And as a bonus my toe really responds well to the activity as the swelling and pain go down (quite the opposite of what I was expecting).

Cousins visit great grandma

Cousins 2, a photo by Adrian Zissos on Flickr.

I had pretty good timing last week as I dropped in on mum to find the two new cousins playing in the front room. Not quite playing "together" quite yet - but soon

All the photos on my Flickr pages

A few more Alex photos

IMG_6454.jpg, a photo by Adrian Zissos on Flickr.

Had another fun evening with Alex last night. I was the baddy grand parent, always seeming to agitate the young monster. Charlotte on the other hand was pleased as punch as she was the good step grandma always able to calm him down after I'd got him riled up. Alex's b'day present to Charlotte ;-)

A very few more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianzissos/sets/72157629645158460/with/7162538910/

Oh yeah, and delightful to see Darren and Kali and mum and Peter. Thanks for dinner!

Happy Birthday Alex

Alex 2m, a photo by Adrian Zissos on Flickr.

Alex is two months and enormous. Had a fun visit yesterday and got to marvel at the growing bundle of fun. More photos on my flickr page.

And check out this link for a slide show (full size). Or click the little slideshow below (warning - it is quite big (22Mb) so will take a while to download)

practising @ Apple

Fantastic photos Ad.  I sent you an email butToday I finally learned how to get back onto the blog and add photos this is from Berlin - I tried to send more but will improve.!

Kali - When can I see your new house? and you of course!
Chandra - I really loved being with you and the gorgeous boys last Saturday and seeing Syd and the family at the science fair - who's up for coffee?
Tues I see the cardiologist but otherwise am free next week
Much love to you all