I'm out of my comfort zone

20 public posts in this discussion.

Post 1

Well a lot of you know I left Darwin at the start of the year and been travelling north america. I'm holed up in Banff, Alberta for the winter getting ready to learn how to snowboard! (so sue me im a Darwin chick ive never learnt how to balance on a board before)

Weather forecast is...

Weather Forecast: Banff, Alberta - The Weather Network

Right now its -18 ... im so out of my zone here!!

My travel blog is here The journey of two Darwin Hicks...

Post 2

just a little bit cold

Post 3

Even compared to the -3 we've gotten down to since arriving in London, that sounds f*cking cold. :)

Post 4

Cold but wow - the scenery is awesome up there :)

Post 5

was in beijing last year during there craziest winter ever...

cant use the trains the tracks iced over..

i dont miss it :) i feel for you spero unfortunately i never got to try sking or snow boarding :(

do it for me

there -13 OUCH! haha

Post 6

Ice Ice Baby.

Post 7

that'd make for some good overclocking ^_^

Post 8

far out

sun rise 8:30
sun set 16:30

does that mean you can get up at 8:30 get ready for work and be home at 3 for bed haha.

Post 9

if you're some sort of pure diurnal wierdo - probably korny

Post 10

im not a weirdo :P

just not use to being up before the sun ... lol

getting home when the son is down would also make me get abit weird..

Post 11

Quote from Korny;358639:

getting home when the son is down would also make me get abit weird..

lol korny, i guess that's better than getting home when your son is GOING down? :P

Post 12

Lawl

Post 13

Quote from Aegis;358640:
lol korny, i guess that's better than getting home when your son is GOING down? :P

That would put me out of my comfort zone.

Post 14

The time I spent in Whistler was some of the best in my life. Enjoy!

Post 15

well back in Darwin I was up at 6am for work so it was darkish. Whats hard is getting up in the dark to go to work then when you finish work its dark :/

Post 16

you sure as hell werent when you worked here Sper0 :P

Post 17

had my first snowboarding lesson, pretty much on my arse the whole time. HOLY SHIT its a massive workout though!!!

Some photos here
Amanda Robertson's Photos - SNowboarding! - Lake louise | Facebook

Post 18

yeah and -18 isnt the coldest either :P it gets worse, alot worse, rockies are awesome but damn its cold :)

Post 19

Quote from Aegis;358701:
you sure as hell werent when you worked here Sper0 :P

HAH... Sper0 never worked what are you talking about Aegis!? :D

Post 20

i found snowboarding very easy. getting off the lift however i never mastered without doing a face skid.