Bye Rhea
3. november 2018, Canada ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Helped Rhea strap her bed and mattress to the roof of her car.
Then she headed off to Whistler. I said have a good winter and she said shes sure we'll catch up but I doubt it during winter. BrendaLæs mere
What do Horses eat?
4. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Was potentially going to have the day off today, but bert picked me up about 10.
We went and counted all of his hay.
Turned out to be a sunny day until the afternoon when it hid a bit of rain whileLæs mere
Crows flight path
5. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Finished my book, the dry. Been reading while I wait for a new life in candy Crush.
Helped Brenda out at the crow, jus moving things round and cleaning out the green house.
Finished at about 2:30 soLæs mere
Floor cleaning
6. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Brenda and bert went to kamloops today, so met brenda at the crow around 8 so she could tell me what I could do for the day.
Mostly just cleaning and waxing the floors. Listened to sam Harris' podcastLæs mere
Shelving
7. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Not the regular kind of shelving. Set up the shelve I got from the crow in Brenda's shop.
Pretty relaxed day. Again just listened to podcasts.
Took the dogs for a nice walk.
Its getting colder.
Bucking day
8. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
Scott from next door who has been a faller for like 40 years taught me to use the chainsaw and we cut up a bunch of fire wood for bert and brenda.
It was fucking cold this morning, -9 when brendaLæs mere
First Snow
9. november 2018, Canada ⋅ 🌬 5 °C
Woke up to my first snow fall. Was warmer in the morning then yesterday though even though it was still snowing.
Split a bunch of the wood we cut yesterday while Scott cut a bit more.
He took a fullLæs mere
Insulate and split
10. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Started a little earlier assay 8 am. Finished the insulation under the deck. Then I split all the wood that had been cut. Been listening to alot id podcasts walking up which gave been veryLæs mere
Lime Lookout
11. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
Brenda and I went for a hike up to lookout mountain as she calls it. Didn't exactly know where we were going, it was kind of lucky I had my h GPS so we didn't make it to the top but had a cup of teaLæs mere
Got wood?
12. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Got into a bit of a discussion with Jordy and Kane about Sam Harris being peddler for the alt-right. That was interesting.
Just kept bring up all the wood we cut and stacking it. The stack with allLæs mere
Chainz
13. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
Worked with Bert most if the day today. Helped him fir chains for th truck. Cutting links and moving hooks and stuff. It was good.
Had yet another amazing meal for dinner and a beautiful rhubarb andLæs mere
Final Day on the Ranch
14. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Fairly normal day. Took down some Christmas lights from the house and tried to put them up around the big work shop. Made a big burn pile of scrap wood. Went for the last dog walk and fed fizz job andLæs mere
Big White!
15. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
Left at about 8 to start driving to big white. Saw where bert grew up and got the family history. Got here at aboot 2 but couldn't check in until 4. The hostel is in a great spot, which means my placeLæs mere
Day One
16. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
Had a bit of a sleep in which was nice. Went for a bit of a walk through the village and stuff. Pretty nice place, very small. Think I might sign up to a season of yoga. Played cards most of theLæs mere
Waxing
17. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C
Didn't end up going to Kelowna to get my skis done but my lift fell through. Ended up using the iron in the hostel. Good enough job to go touring tomorrow, signs like its mostly skinningLæs mere
Ski Tour, hip hop
18. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
Met Nathalie and her friends down at happy valley to start the days tour. She and one of the other guys are both ultra marathon runners so it was a pretty quick pace and persistently moving. It was aLæs mere
Clothes swap
19. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Had an early morning start for big orientation with all of the new employees of the mountain.
Rhea replied to me saying that I was here id she wanted to talk about what was weighing her down. TurnsLæs mere
Condominium
19. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Didn't end up moving into the apartment until 5pm, do just hung out in the hostel all day and watched Netflix. Only have 5 books to read to make my reading challenge for the year.
My room is a littleLæs mere
Catan
21. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Work started at 9, it was pretty boring, ugly uniforms but I'm definitely in laundry which is good!
Made it to half of the hip hop class because I went to Nathalie's place to play Catan, it was prettyLæs mere
Opening Day
22. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Its opening day for Big White! Had another bit of orientation stuff with HR, then went to my hotel to learn to make rooms up. Pretty chill day. I'm definitely in laundry though except fridays when I'mLæs mere
Commons
23. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Today was probably my first real day of work. I was on commons so basically cleaned the whole hotel that isn't in the rooms. Got my skis tuned and they look pretty good, I'm excited to get out there!Læs mere
Foosball
24. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
Still didn't really get a proper day in the laundry. Helped out with housekeeping most of the day because there wssnt much laundry.
Finished at about 1 and headed for a few runs. It was good to getLæs mere
Fucked it
25. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C
Had first proper day in the laundry, it's so chill.
Played games at will and Nats place before hip hop. The routine is looking good.
Daria ended up coming back to play ping pong but it was locked forLæs mere
Foot bed
26. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
Had my first full day skiing today. Got out there pretty early. Did a group lesson which read really helpful. Scott, who I met at Nathalies place, was my instructor. He was really good. Had lunch backLæs mere
Pow pow
27. november 2018, Canada ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
About 15cm of snow over night. I was on one of the first lifts. Great first few runs. Really poor visibility all day though. Its was good practice in the conditions. Practiced what I learnt in theLæs mere
































































