The Journey to Spokane

Coquitlam 10:10am: Dave programs George's fancy GPS unit with our final destination. With no map on board, George assures us we will get there safely and on time if we follow the directions the GPS unit spouts out to us...

The journey was very scenic and we were all thankful for the air conditioning. We were reminded each time we stepped out of the van how hot it was (30C). We got across the border relatively easy though I had to hand over another $6USD to the nice customs man.

Conversation on the way revolved around our two drivers, George and Dave (thanks guys!), assuring us that their vision was good for driving but not so good for reading ; whether we would actually get there if we followed the GPS and of course Dave recounted stories of the many races he has run over the years complete with split times.

Snacks along the way included trail mix, carrots, grapes and Ibuprofen (our favorite and vast quantities are sure to be consumed over the next few days!). Nancy divulged the secret to her champions diet... ice cream and pie in large quantities :)

Amazingly, we arrived at Spokane's Super 8 at the exact predicted time of 19:32 accompanied by lots of "oohs" and "ahhs" from the passengers and a knowing "I told you so" from George. BTW why is is called Super 8? There isn't anything too "super" about it though we did help ourselves to the free Otis Spunkmeyer®’s cookies at the check-in desk (I kid you not, that is the name of the company, I didn't check the ingredients). Nancy was also reading a book called "Spunk and Bite" so what that means I don't know...

After check-in we had a late dinner at Marie Callender's (the famous pie maker), Nancy gorged on one of the famous pies (pic to follow), she'd already downed a huge ice cream earlier in the day - how she keeps so slim I don't know :) Of course, she doesn't have to race tomorrow so she can afford to indulge a little.

Events tomorrow: Dave and I have our 800m heats at lunchtime. Thursday's weather forecast is for 30C and thundershowers ...perfect! Nancy and Kim get to rest, though I'm sure they will manage to squeeze in a few workouts.

Woz