September 18th

4pm: Driving back from Banff to Canmore, the recent snow evident on the Three Sisters. We were in Banff for Tabby's climbing lessons today - she seemed to enjoy it. I have to say by the age of nearly 6, she has participated in -  by a comparative stage - a load more things than I probably ever did. Climbing, skiing, XC skiing, skating, minor soccer, mountain biking, hiking - the list is endless. I wonder what I had done by the time I was 6 years old & living in sleepy old Bradford-on-Avon back in the UK.

February 4th

3pm : A rather enjoyable team-building exercise with my work colleagues. We ended up in a downtown Toronto indoor climbing centre - something I had never done before & found really good fun. We started off on the small walls, learning safety & rope work - before playing a few games on the taller walls - I think I will take this up here in Canmore, which is after all one of the best climbing destinations in North America. The evening was rounded off in a beautiful Portuguese restaurant where I enjoyed some of the best seafood I have ever had the pleasure to experience.