How to complete a brief Ski-vacation:

Myke's 'blob.

How to complete a brief Ski-vacation: Sat, Apr 21. 2007

Step #1: Pack
The Hotel Room


Step #2: Enjoy the Scenery
mmm - Ski-Chick
(and her boyfriend not noticing me photograph her...)


Step #2: ... No, the real Scenery
Looking North


Stef #3: Get into it
Sean - In Deep


Step #4: Stay Safe
... "Caution"? What warning do they put on the most difficult way down? "Goodman Funeral Homes: 802-555-1234"?!


Step #5: Don't skim over the good parts


Step #6: Get big air


Step #7: Go home; use air-conditioning as required.

Yes... in less than a 2 hour span, we went from skiing to requiring air-conditioning in the truck.

Conditions today were better for a longer period of time. We probably had only done 5-6 full-runs yesterday, today we accomplished about 12 in less than 2 hours. Again, it was very hard work, but a lot of fun.

The drive back was uneventful, the Candian Customs guys seemed more keen on having a chat with ANYONE rather than interrogate us. They didn't seem too bothered that I wasn't officially claiming my Stewarts Root Beer... (and we avoided The Road Which Is Not A Road)
Some Montrealers told us when they came thru customs this morning, that the US Border Control were not permitting Florida Oranges to be brought into the U.S.A. ...!

And once again, I'm sun-blind again! I don't get it, is it because I'm so colourblind that I'm more susceptible to it than other people are? Is there anything I can do to make it happen less? I pretty much always wear sunglasses when I'm outside - maybe I need darker tint? It's not really hard to deal with, just frustrating and annoying.
Posted by Mike Geiger in Skiing, Stories, Travel Comments: (3) Trackbacks: (0)

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#1 - xslogic 2007-04-22 04:16 - (Reply)

Okay. Curiousity finally got the better of me. So, water ski-ing, eh?

You won't be getting any RSS kicks from my browser at the moment. (Although I should transfer them all from my old bookmarks file...)

Anyway, oblivion calls. Hope your eyes are better.

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#2 - Stef 2007-04-22 21:04 - (Reply)

You ARE extra susceptible because you're so colourblind. You have less cone cells to begin with, so you run out of rhodopsin faster.

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#2.1 - myXOR said:
2007-04-22 22:23 - (Reply)

"Rhodopsins ... the chemical that allows night-vision, and is extremely sensitive to light. Exposed to white light, the pigment immediately bleaches, and it takes about 30 minutes to regenerate fully in humans." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodopsin

That would explain why it generally only happens to me after skiing or skating in the winter-time... I don't think I've ever experienced it during the summer months.

So - any truth to eating carrots helping this? :\

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