Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Record cold continues

This is not a joke.  It's so cold in Calgary the Zoo moved the penguins inside!

It doesn't get more Canadian than this!
Stranded motorists on the Coquihalla Highway play hockey!  If you don't know this highway it's the link between the interior of the province and Vancouver.  It's a great highway in the summer but the mountain passes are dangerous in the winter.  Highway from Hell is a US Produced TV program that shows the problems the tow trucks have when conditions are bad.  In the summer the speed is 120 KM!  In the winter, you may play a game of hockey!

This shows the cam as I type this blog.  Still looks pretty slippery!


It's been six days since the ice storm hit Abbotsford about 45 minutes from where I live.  Power is still out in some of the remote areas.  Where I live it's -3C, clear and our roads are good!  It's wonderful to have sunshine every day even if it is cold.

Rio Brazilian Steakhouse

I have eaten once before at a Brazilian Steakhouse in another city and really enjoyed it.  Cheryl, Dave and Lexie invited us to celebrate Ce...