We had a relaxed morning yesterday, giving athletes a chance to sleep in and recover from the long travel day. 12 hours of travel but here are some fun details on how we spent the day:
- The flight to Vancouver was easy and uneventful, which is always a good thing. We left Winnipeg at 11:40 AM.
- Pauline had a short stop in Vancouver and was off to Whitehorse 5 1/2 hours before the rest of us. She almost got bumped from the flight (and would have been happy to join the rest of us) but then ended up bumped to first class with a BC coach! How sad for her. Poor Pauline had a giant seat, hot towels and a full meal including quinoa and a kale salad. How poetic. When she arrived she organized the rental vehicles, shopped for groceries and checked out the accommodations.
-Meanwhile the 8 athletes and I received great tips from a Vancouver coach on how to spend a few hours in Vancouver. And so we were off! We jumped on a sky train directly from the airport which was fast and smooth running. We saw some great scenery but then disappeared under ground for half the journey. Within 20 minutes we were at the waterfront area down on False Creek. We caught the worlds cutest and smallest ferry (I think it was Fisher Price ) and made our way up to Granville Island to spend an hour. The weather was amazing, the grass was green, flowers out, trees budding (cue Walt Disney music). We walked back along the sea wall which was a great chance to stretch our legs. Impressively we found the sky train terminal and in good time made our way back to the airport.
- One sad lowlight of the day was that Lisle got pooped on by a sea gull but bounced back magnificently thanks to hand sanitizer and Tim Hortons napkins.
-The flight to Whitehorse gave us some incredible views of mountain ranges!
With 2 hour time change we arrived in Whitehorse at 11 PM Winnipeg time.
Today was our first training day. We had a relaxing morning and then made our way to the venue. Everything is very accessible in Whitehorse because it is a small community. The Canada Games complex is right at the stadium area for the main cross country ski trails. Whitehorse ski club is a booming 1300 members so skiing is very big around here!
We had a ton of fresh snow falling for most of the day today. The trails are in great shape! Stay tuned.
Megan
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