Feb. 7 ~ Mt Tremblant

Skiing at Mt Tremblant, on Le Petit Train du Nord.
Judy, Jen, Frances, Dianne and Peg.
The colourful jackets, blue sky and fresh snow make a glorious picture -
and a glorious ski day!

Feb. 6 ~ Ski Race

This is a pack of some of the 136 skiers in the Senior Men's race.
They are climbing 'Mount McCarthy' and most do this climb six times in the 30 km race!
In this photo, I like the colour, and the chaos of arms, legs and skis,
against the subdued, natural back drop of trees and snow!

Feb. 5 ~ Ski races

This past weekend, The Eastern Canadian XC Ski Championships were held at Nakkertok.
Involving 1,000 skiers and many, many volunteers over three days,
this race attracted people from all parts of Eastern Canada.
Most impressive was this blind skier, being voice-guided by her guide.
The guide wore a mike and a back speaker, to call the trail ahead. Because I took this photo at the finish line, it was flat and straight. The rest of the course, was hilly, twisty and steep!

Feb. 4 ~ Happiness is ...

...finishing the triathlon 'upright and smiling"!

Guest photographer - Bob Cumming

Feb. 3 ~ Triathlon

 

 

 

Bob waxed my skis, got up at 6 Am, left home at 6:45, arrived at the race site at 7:15,

helped me get organized, cheered me on, took photos and caught me at the finish!

Thanks to Bob for getting up early and standing around in the cold for three hours.

I'm lucky to have him for my Support Crew!

Feb. 2 ~ Triathlon

 

 

Today was the Thirtieth Annual Winterlude triathlon!

I have participated in 28 of them, missing two due to leg injuries.

As you can see, today I finished in just under two hours, much to my delight!

Being the oldest women in the event, and the only one over 60, I won my age category!

Thanks to Bob, my support crew and guest photographer.

And yes, it was -16 at the race start!

Feb. 1 ~ Coconuts

 

I'm always amused to see coconuts growing.

They are rather artistic, with variations of shape, colour and groupings.

But it ia the funny yellow, needle-y things that entertain me the most!

(I'm easily amused!)