Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Erin bags another country!

Last weekend, Dan and Helen flew to Seattle for a conference that he was attending. Erin joined us for the weekend, primarily so she could drive to Canada, since this was one country she had not been to. The weather in Seattle was unseasonable warm and clear. This is a picture of Mt. Rainer just above the downtown stadiums in the foreground.
Ian asked us to check out the route of the RAGNAR for the possibility of doing that race in 2011. This is Deception Pass Bridge on Whidbey Island which is on the route of the 2010 RAGNAR. The water is flowing out to Puget Sound. Erin and Helen even found a quaint dairy close by the route which serves delicious and inexpensive ice cream which will be a start for planning next year's RAGNAR!
Erin enjoying the view from atop Deception Pass Bridge, Whidbey Island.
Skyline of downtown Vancouver, BC
Erin and Helen drove to Stanley Park in Vancouver and walked through this lovely area. This park is right on English Bay and since it was so warm, many people were enjoying the beach at the park. We stumbled upon this cute tea house in Stanley Park at Ferguson Point and enjoyed a delightful brunch overlooking English Bay.

3 comments:

Megan said...

Congrats Erin! Looks like you guys had a great trip together.

Megan said...

Yay Erin! Thanks for checking out the Ragnar, the pictures make me want to go for a run right now. Can I reserve whatever leg gets to run on the bridge? It's gorgeous!!

Margaret Finlay said...

Good job, Erin. . .guess you'll have another country in a few more weeks. Mt. Rainier is absolutely beautiful. . .you all picked a good time to go. Thanks for the Ragnar recon. . .it will be a great race!