Wanderings of a Masters Squash Player

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A birthday party in Germany…

The Szeged Masters has been a wonderful tournament meeting some great people. Several of our Euro friends visited for my 50th (Kristin’s 40th) a couple years ago. Our friend Timo turned 40 this year and we couldn’t say no to his birthday party in Baden Baden Germany. Due to the holidays, it was a short …

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Weekend in Zion with the Daughters

After several days of mountain biking in Moab and then Page Arizona, we had arranged to fly Lorissa in from Ottawa and Avery in from Phoenix; to meet us in St. George Utah. Lorissa actually flew to Phoenix first to fly together with Avery from PHX to SGU. Despite a problem with her flight from …

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Monument Valley and Page Arizona

It was grade nine, in the library of my mediocre high school that I first saw the album cover for the Eagles Greatest Hits. Over the past 35 years, the US Southwest is a place I have probably returned to the most, largely inspired by that Album Cover. Maybe that is the best gift high …

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Moab…

Moab was a new place for us; famous for it’s mountain biking, especially the slick rock. We are cautious mountain bikers, seeking out flowy, fast desert stuff, with no crazy technical challenges. We don’t mind short rocky sections; but in the end, flow rules. Our bikes are hard tails, with great front suspension and our …

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On the way to Moab…

Utah remains a favourite place and in early November we took ten days to visit. The first few days to do some wandering and mountain biking, the last few days to meet up with the daughters in Springdale Utah. On the way to Moab, we passed through the Bryce Canyon area… We didn’t visit the …

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Oktoberfest: Kitchener

We took a year off from German Oktoberfest and tried a visit to the second largest Oktoberfest on the planet, in Kitchener Ontario. It was my birthday and also Avery flew up from Arizona to join me for the weekend. Lorissa also joined us. It is always wonderful when myself and Kristin and the daughters …