Asian Express: March 2011

Another weekend in the cabins with no running water with Tom, Kayla, Jade and Terry. Now this cabin belonged to Terry; he spent the last 3 years building it. The location was very secluded; we had to drive 3hrs East and hike 1 hour in the snow to get to our destination. Since the surrounding land was family owned, there were no signs of civilization. Quiet, peaceful, calm, paranoia. This is Canada and there's nothing more satisfying than clearing snow off beaver ponds and engaging in a bit of ice hockey.

I was also given the opportunity to cut down a 30ft birch tree and yelling "Timber!" as it fell; very satisfying. Great food, great company, epic location.

The AHL (American Hockey League) is one level below the NHL. A lot of players in the NHL would have work their way through the ranks in the AHL. It is still a professional league so their skills and watchability of the games are as high. I managed to score free tickets to this game so we can indulge in watered down beers.

Weekends come and go so it was time to do something scenic 1.5hr west of toronto to the scarborough bluffs. The bluffs are described as a "Geological Wonder" as it spans 14 kilometres alone the shorline of Lake Ontario. The day was a mess due to poor planning and getting lost. Then the worst thing happened; we broke down! Scarborough is so small that there is literally nothing around, the car had to be towed and we were stranded on foot. A taxi would have cost in excess of $100. Luckily we were armed with two hip flasks and started to make our way toward the Bluffs. 3 bums walking down residential streets drinking out of hip flasks and buying cakes from kids trying to fund raise for sickkids.ca. We looked very creepy. At the end of the day, we did not make it to the Bluffs and the journey home took nearly 2 hours.

Yes I have experienced curling and I now have so much respect for the sport. The rules and purpose of the game is very similar to lawn bowls. When throwing the stones down the curling sheet towards the house, you have to spin the stone slightly while trying to keep your balance when pushing off the hacks. Somehow I managed to get a spot for us at a fancy private club; we were by far the youngest and looked out of place. I on the other hand do not own a set of track pants so I opted to wear shorts, little did I know that it was about -5 degrees on the ice!

One of my partners in crime Tom have departed the shores of Canada back to his Home town. He will be dearly missed. Its hard to find people to likes to engage in random stupid activities for no absolute reason.

The next few weeks will include lacrosse, paint balling and maybe cosmic bowling

a plus

Sam

Terry's Cabin Photo Montage- 37.2 MB
Inside Cabin - 15.2 MB
Tree Swing - 8.7 MB
Chopping Tree - 6.7 MB
Goodbye Cabin - 11.5 MB
Hobo Running - 3.8 MB