Simply put: Our baggage has arrived. And truthfully, Sunday was a rough day. We had all lost faith in our friend at Air Canada and were thinking perhaps we would never see our beloved skis and boots, Dan's tent, our climbing gear, sleeping bags and cherished Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero down jackets (it's frickin' cold here). That all changed when we caught a glance of the sport tube holding our skis and the first of our duffles. It's the little things in life like a fresh change of socks, deodarant (Matt's old spice shared between the three of us SUCKS!), or a hairbrush. We decided to celebrate with drinking. Actually, the plan was to drink either way, but in this case we were able to do so happily.
Today, a new day and we are much happier - in fact it reminds us of a slogan we saw on a bar of Korean soap: Makes you clean. Makes you smooth. Makes you happy. Our plan is to go into the mountains tomorrow for an 8-9 day ski tour of Nalychevskiye Park. We met with the Park's Director of Recreation this morning to get our permits, discuss snow conditions and the best way to enter. Our last question to them was: "Are the bears active?" To which they responded, "No, they may be awake but they are not agressive, they are weak and don't eat meat. They are plugged and need to unplug, and must find roots and vegetation (er, fiber?)." Thank god! They have constipated bears here! And Matt was so worried...
As to 'BAGGAGE MUST LIFE,' we confess it is not ours. We stole it from bus stop graffiti that said in English "PUNK MUST LIFE." Our trip can now go on and 'LIFE.'
9 comments:
Yeah!!! Clean undies RULE!!!!!!!!
Continue the fight, but please do laundry before we see you again.
Lots of Love,
Sharon
P.S. You are all amazing, I no way could go through what you guys go through with a smile.
Glad to hear you guys are doing well, and have your undies...we are schralping the two feet of powder we got over night...just kidding! We are laying turns in the mud, but its sweet and soft, ha ha. Miss you and take care, by the way your cats are nice and fed and cozy. 413 says forget about the constipated bears, but watch out for the yetis, this is their feeding time...485 says its "kiss a russian sherpa week", and vanessa says hi too! Today there are only three of us on and we are all in here to read your blog and message you! "Shit! Who is on Goldmine?!" Jake says...but today goldmine travels with us...Schralp up Siberia burritos and taco!
Sincerely,
Kelsey, Tyler, Bill, and Jeff
Hi Cathleen, Scott and Matt, Glad your gear caught up with you. Sending your blog info to Marcus. Love you all, have fun and stay safe. Love, Mom and Don
hi dad
Hi, Need pictures. dad
Hey Cathleen, Scott, and Matt
Glad you have clean unders. I would be careful of the bears though. A constipated bear cant be a happy bear.
Love
KQ and family
So Cath, what do you think about a margarita and a shower?....Did you have (old) Spice names?
Love to all -
Annie Fannie
greetings brothers and sisters. nothing like the comforts of home to accompany wherever you roam. just remember...from the words of the crazy soapmaker bronner-the only beauty product needed is a good nights sleep. deodorant and hair brushes are luxuries-and the lack of will never taint your timeless beauty and happy glow. your spirits are strong but will need much nourishment. so lather on the lotion and slip into them clean silky draws and enjoi!!! much love from big bear. peace and safe travels. salud, dinero, amor y el tiempo para gosar...peace, sherisse.
nothin like a clean pair of grundies! Been thinking about you guys and your adventure. Be safe and watch out for those plugged up bears.
Peace, Love.
Deb, Tristin and Brandon
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