Mid Way

I hear that quite a following has developed for this race of ours. What started as a simple beer-bet has balloned into much more. I cannot see the comments unfortunately because the blogs are blocked on this computer (potentially subversive material I suppose) but I hear that there is now a pot at the end of the rainbow for the winner.

Well here is my status- I have made it to Vancouver. It was a long 10 hour flight from London with lots of kids yelling and 3 bad movies (though I admit I watched every second of them). So I sit here in the waiting area, with basically no hope of getting on this flight. Its oversold and there are standby passengers ahead of me. But I gotta try, I just gotta! They are calling names now and I keep waiting to hear mine. If I am lucky and get on this flight I will arrive with a bit of a lead on dear Dzido. If I miss it, then I am stuck in Vancouver for 24 hours and I fear that I will have no hope.

It is sooo strange to be back in Canada, though I can see snow outside, which is something I have not seen this year.

The race is heating up! I will update either in a few hours with news of my being stuck in Canada or in a day or so with news of my victory.