Another close call

Last week Tom and I attended the 2Fast trackday at Pacific Raceways. Here are some pictures I took with his camera that day. It was the most successful day yet as neither Tom nor I crashed, we were well prepared and had the use of Greg's Chevy Yukon and trailer. I was rusty and a little nervous since my crash but it was the first time I was able to consistently get my knee down on turn 4 and 9. I'm still hoping to dedicate the R6 to be a track bike once I can afford having another bike for the streets. We'll see.

Thursday was another exciting day. Cam and I drove up to Canada to pickup Amanda and almost got into a major accident on the way. We unexpectedly ran into some traffic on the Pacific Truck Crossing offramp (north from I5). While waiting for it to clear Cam and I hear tires screaming and turn around as a shitty 1990ish hatchback comes carreening towards us. The driver was doing over 100mph and didn't expect the traffic late at night on a weekday. He skidded towards us and at the last minute I moved my car onto the shoulder. The hatchback spun 180 as it screeched to a halt just feet away to our right. I caught a glimpse of the passenger who appeared to be laughing! We were so pissed off that he almost killed us that we called state-patrol. The driver, avoiding an encounter with dozens of angry motorists, drove backwards down the offramp and took off up the highway never to be seen again. You never know I guess...

After narrowly avoiding death we picked up Amanda from the ferry and drove back to the border (stopping at Tim Hortons on the way... yeah Timmies!). Immigration was a pain as usual. Amanda's school advisor had not notified her of a $100 fee to be paid online. As the border guard put it "I have good news and bad news: you get to stay in Canada a bit longer, but can't come into the country until you pay your fees." Luckily, Phil helped us pay it over the phone and Amanda was admitted to the country while the border guards continued to make fun of Cam and I with statements like "Don't they have ANY Americans working at Microsoft?". And "What's wrong with US girls?". Cam and I had no choice but to wait patiently for the satisfying CLUNK of the approval stamp on Amanda's student-visa.

Friday we had a sweet party for Amanda's return and the start of her 2 year Dental Hygeine program. I got her the best 'welcome back' bouquet ever and everyone signed a card for her. We partied at my house, Trinity night club, and then finally ate breakfast at Minis. I spent most of the weekend making room for Amanda's stuff and getting my snowboard equipment ready for the season. I can't wait until it snows! Finally, Sunday the guys went for an awesome ride out to Snoqualmie.