Chris surprised me with a trip to the Callaghan Valley for a two-day ski and Whistler stay. We powered down our computers at 11 AM last Thursday and started our mini-holiday with brunch at C'est Mon Cafe where the all-day breakfast is delicious - every time.
We skied the Callaghan Valley and Olympic Nordic Centre trail systems, which are integrated and offer 100+ km of tracked skiing. Conditions were good, a little slow, and the groomed trails seemed like a dream after blazing trails and combating walkers/snowshoers on the Vancouver beaches in December. We zoomed, huffed and puffed, and laughed our way around the looping routes we chose. We played at the Olympic start line and skied all alone along some of the Olympic race trails - thankful that no one witnessed us side-stepping down one of the hills. We played at being Olympians.
Before and after skiing we ate, slept and laughed some more. The trip reinforced two things for me: cross country skiing is fantastic and holidays, even mini ones, are critical to our well being.
I can't wait to watch the Nordic skiing LIVE during 2010!
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