Thats right above freezing all day and rain showers. That is fine as rain is hard on the remaining snow and it is really hard on the ice. All that warm water sitting on the ice really helps the ice to candle and that isn't far from disappearing all together. I'm looking forward to a paddle on the bay and getting the squirt boat wet for it first time ever.

Yesterday was supposed to be an easy day but it seems standing all day and selling tickets is harder than we thought and both Chris and I were tuckered right out. However today I got right back into things and have knocked off another 20,000 steps along the Trans Canada Trail.  I'm now pointing north again and heading for Hope. I also managed to swim 70 lengths and ride the wind trainer for about 20  minutes, that should do for one day.

I have managed to sell a few more tickets and have generated some real interest from as far as Vancouver Island. I think that the raffle will run smoothly and the hardest part will be pulling all the tickets. In a reverse draw we have to pull all the tickets and mount them on a board as they are pulled so that folks can check and see if they number has been drawn. Finding a charming ticket puller that wants to pull 550 tickets won't be easy so we will line up a few. The catch is they can't have a ticket in order to draw the tickets and most ladies we know want this bike pretty bad. Anyway we have a little while to sort all this out, the big thing is to sell all the tickets as we can't afford not to. This is the biggest fund raising effort that the Paddlers have been involved with and we are hoping to be able to accomplish a lot with what we earn. The draw will be held on the proper date regardless of where we stand as it fits perfectly with Harleys Annual show and shine. That being the case we want to be sure that the tickets are all gone so that we reap the maximun benefit. Cheers, Greg