The Last Great Blizzard of 2004

Well, I may never get to climb Mount Everest, race in the Tour De France, or bike across Canada, but I can walk for hours in a nasty blizzard!
I walked to Heinrich & Irene's place tonight. All the way to the far end of Reinfeld. Then we all went for a hike in The Shire. It was awesome. It was so windy and the wind had sculpted all the fresh snow into beautiful drifts. We walked through the creek bed, did a little cliff jumping, and played in the snow. It was a blast. Heinrich and I pulled Irene, Lea, and Noah on the sled for a while. I climbed across a big dead tree that was suspended about 8 feet above the creek, and then pulled Noah up to join me. We got back to the house exhausted, and had some yummy hot chocolate and chocolate. Yes, that's right. Hot chocolate and chocolate. Mmmmm.
Once Noah and Lea were in bed, Heinrich and I went for another walk in The Shire. The wind had really picked up. We followed the creek a little farther this time, but turned around and headed for a more sheltered area when the wind got too bad.
The walk back to Winkler was laboured to say the least. If it wasn't for the Nussknacker that Irene gave me before I left, I think I would have been crawling by the time I got home. I stopped half way home to eat it. Mmmmmm. It was so good I could have fallen asleep right there and been quite happy ;) It was so windy on the way home, it was blowing me sideways across the road. I think it must be easily over 100 km/hr. It was just like the scene in "The Day After Tomorrow" when the trio is walking to Manhatten to rescue his son. Except I didn't fall through any glass-roofed buildings. And I wasn't pulling a sled, although at times it sure felt like I was.
Anywhoos, it's 1:43 a.m., and I have to work this morning. Still not sure what the plan is for Camp Arnes...looks doubtful to me right now. Just realized I haven't done any laundry or started to pack yet. Should be fun :)
Take care folks, and if I don't see you before saturday, have a Happy New Year!
p.s. Happy Birthday Auntie Anna!!