GRT Olympic Team Blog

Bob Arseneault is all packed and heading off to another adventure in the BC interior.

BC Bob, formerly known as Biker Bob, is off to his other Happy Place, Penticton, BC. I am renting a car for 4 days at the Vancouver Airport from Budget, with unlimited mileage for $160. Then I’ll drive to Penticton to do some skiing and visit with some friends there.

Terry Gainer, the Human Resources Manager from Pacific Western, picks Bob up at the hotel. Bob is the one who hired our wonderful HR staff, including Victoria Wood, Sue Warner and Joel Trudell.

March 6^th will be my return date to Ontario. Then, back to work on Monday, March 8^th. It has been a great time at Whistler Transit, but it is time to move on to my next adventure.

The skiing is just phenomenal here in Whistler. This is my first time skiing in Whistler. There are lots of runs. The base is 238 cm and the air temperature is around 0 Celsius. The locals are very kind. You can tell that they just love the mountain air and they are taking full advantage of it.

Bob finds a lonely Newfoundland RCMP officer

View from peak to peak gondola

Bob skiing with his new friend George from GO Transit on Blackcomb

Bob’s favourite ski run, called Rock and Roll on Blackcomb mountain

Dan and I resting atop the Chief

It was a gruelling five hour hike, but it was enjoyed by all. Here Dan needs to hold on to a chain to make the accent.

Up at 7:30 AM off to get some Java and a fantastic veggie omelette from a local little café in downtown Tofino. After breakfast we decided that we would enjoy a tour of Pacific rim by flying with Tofino Air. So we went and got a fantastic deal and flew for one hour with some of the locals going to work. The lady in the office who booked our flight happened to be somebody who I worked with at the Weigh West Marine resort 25 years ago. John and I had a great flight and we enjoyed the wonderful scenery of the Pacific rim. Awesome scenery and a great young pilot.

A friendly pilot

Next it was off to Long Beach to watch some of the local surfing dudes, hitting the big surf and I ran into someone who I had surfed with 25 years ago. Things around here are pretty laid back. I had a very, very good day I felt like I was a little kid again.

Bob's Happy Place - Long Beach, BC

Cox Bay

The biggest surf happens in the winter

So after walking the beaches and talking with the local boys we drove to you  Ucluelet, which is about 25 km west of the island. We went and had a lovely dinner at this beautiful resort called the Black rock. John and I both had some BC Salmon and some beautiful Okanagan Valley wine. Excellent food with a spectacular view paying for a very enjoyable evening.

Village of Ucluelet

Best regards, Bob A. and  John A McDonald

Wow, after three days of training I have lucked out and  have five days off wasted no time off to the BC ferry  to sail over to the west coast of Vancouver Island. John A McDonald and I are staying at a Marine Resort in Tofino and having a sweet time, hope you enjoy the pic’s.

900 hundred year old Dougles Firs

BC Bob's Happy Place Long Beach BC