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January 01, 2005

Mount Finlayson / Damn Sony

We awoke this morning, New Years Morning, with a skiff of snow covering our Victoria back yard. Snow in Victoria?!? Well, to avoid it we decided to head for the hills. The goal was to peak Mt. Finlayson, (something Jon had already done three times last year, I had not). The hike up was invigorating and at a record breaking 38 minutes it was a fast ascent. We passed the snow line, at about 300 meters, and finished the trek up to the peak, which was at 419 meters above our Pacific Ocean. The snow was wet enough that it clung to the trees making for incredible photo opportunities. Unfortunately my lovely digital camera isn't so lovely right now and is back at the Sony shop anxiously awaiting its treatment.

Sitting here at home with my legs tingling, (slightly burning) and my lungs full of fresh air, I am ready to conquer the New Year. Ready to reclaim my camera. Ready to hear the slight hum of the digital camera as it is turned on. Ready to forget the barrage of gear grinding, and uncalled for beeps and the error code, "E 61:00" flashing across the display screen of the camera every time it was turned on.

With that slight rant out of the way I am ready to relax, have a martini, maybe a bowl of lemon chicken, (leftovers from last night's evening festivities), and enjoy the rest of the new year!


PS. The lack of pictures to commemorate our first adventure of the New Year was because my Sony Cybershot is still in disrepair. Did I mention the scenery was beautiful...

Posted by jmclean at January 1, 2005 02:50 PM

Comments

If you had snow in your backyard, would it make sense that you had already past your snow level....

Posted by: Richard at January 1, 2005 03:28 PM

Did we mention that we are not happy with Sony? Two out of two cameras failed before they had their first birthdays.

Posted by: barry at January 1, 2005 04:59 PM

My Playstation is going strong for at least 5 years, although it doesn't read dvd's that well.

Posted by: Richard at January 1, 2005 06:31 PM