Free Drugs!

No, we are not druggies here in room 253, however the effects of the marijuana from a nearby suite may render us higher than a kite after too long! Actually, the smell isn't bad anymore...maybe we're used to it?!
Welcome to BC everyone! *wink*
So our initial stop-off here in Golden was rather, umm...how do I say this...sketchy?? Our reserved "hostel"(if you could call it that!) was less than pleasant. The 3 welcoming dogs on site were rather adorable, though! We were told it was a mobile home-turned hostel, but we figured it'd at least be sanitary! After arriving and seeing the condition...and smelling it as well...we decided it was better for our health and sanity to spend our $120 dollars on something cleaner and more hotel-like. Hence, the Travelodge. Now I will be able to spend my non-skiing time in more comfortable conditions. Everyone else here will be skiing/boarding, and I will be the shuttle to and from the hill each morning and evening. I may end up spending my day at the hill in the lodge since it's a good 13 kms out of town still...and that's a lot of snowy driving...but having the cable TV is a bit of a draw. It's a novelty while I'm on holidays since I don't have it at home. I can always find something to watch, while a lot of people hate TV and say there's never anything on. If there is a rare occasion that nothing is on, I'll watch one of the 4 DVDs I brought along...or read my book.
We went out for dinner to a local diner that was really quite good! After dinner the card games started...along with the current hockey game on TSN. Hence me blogging. Neither do I enjoy cards or hockey...or poker, which is the next game on deck. Blah.
Well, I think I'll find something else online to entertain myself with while the games are being played.
Here's a shot of our "hostel". Hmmmm. And Kevan dutifully shoveling the driveway because they must've assumed we drove 4x4s as it was quite snow-covered. The lady was still cleaning the house as we arrived...and she knew we were coming! I have a feeling she had just started or she was in over her head, 'cause the place was a sty! And there was a plumbing problem. The plumber showed up as we were standing around outside deciding what to do. Yeah, we left.

Happy New Year everyone!
~K~