So you all know that as Smurf is here I have not been spending much time updating my blog. But here is a pictoral up date with annotations!

You will all be pleased to see Smurf finally got the hang of boarding. Today was the best day but this picture is from yesterday!



This is the view of the Colombia gorge, it is a big gorge with many views, of which this is one. View that is. Of the gorge.



You cannot believe the difference a week makes, this is on the first Sunday Smurf was here



Then thi s is today, it was soooo hot!!!!



After a day in the sun (boarding) yesterday we went to Hood river (again) to look at . . . stuff! I bought this 1.5sq metre stunt .. . .. . thingy . . . it is a slingshot wasp training traction kite. cost $85. Yes Dave, cheap! For the record, the other stuff was pricey. 2M was $200 and the 3M was $300. Land boards were $400-$450. I am not sure we really found the best place for this kinda gear yet. They are all about kite boarding with 6-8M kites . . . . The picture is taken from my local beach, 2 miles along the river from me :)


I am so close to buying a longboard . . . Sector9 are $140 . . . . I can see Andy crying now. Apparently over by Hood river they started building a highway a few years ago, they spent millions on it then never finished it. So there is a strech of road called old columbia drive that is closed to cars but is a hotspot for longboarding and bike riding! That is about 1hour from me :)

This is view of Mt Hood from my local beach.


Cropped for effect, but how cool?

Anyhow, Smurf is going home on Sunday :( that is in the morning for us :( So this is our last night and I have been bullied into making a blog update! There will be more to follow!

Tons-O I am sending Smurf back with a copy of First Descent for you. It is a truely great film, right up there with 91 words. The same kind of film, just more, in almost every way!

I also bought a really cool picture it is 16"x20" and sits above my fire place. We called the bear Adam! Not sure why, but have a look yourselves, you know it works! Not bad for $55 . . .

I have a Baseball from the Beavers game on Monday night, Kate got drunk, flirted in the dug out and got a ball! She also spilt my beer, drunk mine and we started a convesation with a few people about the trailblazers and how they are a bunch of overpaid pimps and drug addicts!!!!

Anyhow, that is all for now, tired and Smurf has an injured foot! See you all soooooooon