A Day at the Races

15:45 hrs.
21 June 14

For a day that started slow it has sure picked up speed.  With the Couch Monkey dropped off at Ivan's we then punted #2 Son out the door to karate then it was of to Cotsco for some quick Date Shopping. While enroute to drop off the perishable purchases we recieved a call from the Sensei. Our youngest had been injured. A possible sprained wrist. When we arrived he had ice already applied so we took him home where I stabilized and slung his injured wing. Along the way to get him we had rescued #1 Son and Ivan from a day of MONITOR INDUCED OPTIC RUINATION.

21:30 hrs.

Fast forward about six hours. We had met my BETTER HALF's cousin (and brood) at the Saratoga Speedboat for a little fun on the go-carts. Not a bad price really, $12 for ten laps of the 1/3 mile oval track. This is the same track where they host a CRASH TO PASS BOAT RACE. Pretty crazy shit. They towed a wooden or fibreglass boat behind a race car and in order for one car to pass the other it must hit the boat being towed up ahead. Imagine the cars and boats sliding around an oval track soaked with hundreds of gallons of water.
Next was mini-golf. A good game was had by all. Ivan won with 8 over par while yours truly came in third.
And later, after whacking our balls through 18 holes, everyone gathered at our domicile for burgers done on the FLAME PIT.
Everyone is gone now. The mess has been cleaned up and we are now relaxing. What lays ahead for tomorrow is anyone's guess.

Another little tidbit cropped up that maybe of interest. My favourite steak house, Monte Christo's on the River, is shutting down soon and will become a CRAFT BREWERY restaurant. There was a craft brewery in Comox but despite a rousing success the owners suddenly closed up shop because they were bored. Another place that made some great suds was the LEEWARD Pub. Years ago the pub had a thriving brewery and a great pub restaurant. Its all closed down too. So how this new place is going to do only time will tell.