Faye and Maciek's Adventures in the frosty Canadian North
It was Maciek’s birthday last week, so I made pho from scratch, or as close to scratch as possible in Tulita (the broth is grouse-based rather than oxtail-based). I also made summer rolls as an appetizer.
Not to be completely outdone in the cake department, I made a cherry cheesecake, which was delicious.
Our Walk to Tuk t-shirts arrived in the mail this week. This year’s colour is navy.
Also, it turns out that I won the team captain draw prize this year (out of 310 teams), so they’re sending me an iPad! All of my cat… er, moose herding has finally paid off.
… In an old bus/van clunker with 7 other people. It was hot, it was fast, and it was bumpy! We got air on the steep dives, after quick climbs along the winter road’s aggressive terrain. We looped and drifted, jerked and flopped, bounced and glided for 2 hours. Making it to the Wells in record time, I threw open the door and gulped fresh, cold air as my stomach tried to decide which way was up. Palms sweaty, legs numb, and neck kinked, it’s really too bad the road’s only open for another month.