This morning we had to wake Dola up bright and early yet again for another TV appearance. Seriously – if this keeps up, her head is going to get so big we’re going to have to get some additional oversize-permits. She was pretty stoked to arrive at the A Channel headquarters. The Breakfast Television hosts Kurt and Karen clearly thought they were coming back to Whistler with us – they walked out to meet her sporting goggles and ski-poles, and no sooner could you say ’20 cms of fresh!’ Karen had vaulted her way into the gondola.

After a pretty lengthy spot, it was time to head to the Parliament buildings so that Dola could continue building her portfolio. However, before we took off, DD (Daddy Dave, or Designate Driver – take your pick…there is also a third meaning, but it’s classified) discovered that we had picked up a nail in one of Dola’s trailers’ tires. We plugged into our trusty GPS (who we have fondly nicknamed ‘Tips’) to inquire where the nearest Canadian Tire was located, we headed off to find out it was no longer there. Oops… J So, bring on On Star incident No.2. This time we had someone at our hotel within 10 minutes. Amazing.

They were able to fill our tire with air which then allowed us to get to the nearest Canadian Tire – unfortunately located about 45 minutes from our location. At this point we had to break the sad news to Dola that we were going to have to return the next day to get her portfolio pictures done. She was ok with it – but we had to bribe her with chocolate. Who would have ever though a gondola would like chocolate? Whatever works.

Onward to Montreal. Although the countryside was lovely, we still found it necessary to catch up on some work along the way. Thanks to the absolutely amazing air card that TELUS has lent to us – which basically gives us wireless internet wherever there is cell service – we are able to stay connected and online on our laptops throughout the journey. Toaster of course thought this would offer a great opportunity to update his Facebook profile. He has since learnt that you should not pass a computer to someone waiting for the opportunity to get you back for the toxic smells you exposed them to the previous day when you are still logged in to Facebook. Reads As: Cat changed Toaster’s status to ensure that people knew some good ol’ home truths about what it’s like to spend 24/7 with this man. Sorry – make that 18 hrs. I am lucky enough to get a break during the 7 hours I am able to escape to my hotel room which I share with a non-smelly Mich…

Arriving in Montreal was like escaping to another country… Cobblestone roads, lovely old buildings, and – well – everybody speaks French. For just a moment (a very short, blonde one) I wondered where we were going to get some local currency. This moment passed, and I was back to Canada. Instantly, we wished we had longer to spend in this lovely city, and the lovely Fairmont Queen Elizabeth. Unfortunately, with a substantial drive ahead of us the next day, we were going to have to leave super early in the morning.

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