Brad's Amazing Race 2009

It was time for the Lower Mainland Amazing Race, so we were all at Brad and Doreen's this morning. Monica, Oliver, and Camille... Dave and Kyle were back this year. Add my partner, Shellaine to the mix. And now, me! A little chit-chat before the race... Camille and Jamie were one of the newbie teams. Brad and Doreen's dog, Fergus... He kind of reminds me of Chewy. Here's Brad giving us the low-down. Some group shots of this year's competitors... Riding the Bear Creek Park Train was one of our events. One of our other stops was the antique carousel at Deer Lake Park. Apparently, this thing costs a million dollars! A vintage ride, that's for sure. Doreen's parents waiting around for the rest of the competitors to arrive...  I stopped taking photos after this stop because we were in such a rush.  Here's Shellaine displaying one of her many wounds from the paintball event. I got it in the neck!   Someone said it looked like a nasty hickey. High five... After all the competitors arrive at the end, we all have dinner together. Another newbie team... These guys rode in the Canuck mobile. This team brought the vodka!  After the race, not during. The up and comers... Time to present the trophy... Oh yeah, we won!!! Finally... We got the cup! Dinner is served!

Brad's Amazing Race 2008

The time had finally come to play Brad's annual Lower Mainland Amazing Race!Here's a group shot of this year's teams. Once again, Shellaine and I were teammates. Here she is performing our first activity, skeet shooting! We both had to milk this cow, Claire as our second activity. She kept licking me. LOL!!! Shellaine did all the driving. In between the activities we had to go to various locations to get our next clue. Here I am in front of Hidden Haven Stables. This was our last activity location and final event. I chose to ride Rocky, the Palomino. "Horsies!" Rocky and the Ed Rocker... "Giddy-up!" "Eee Haaawww!!!" Shellaine on her horse... Shellaine and I actually arrived at the finish line first, but we were penalized 30 minutes for missing one of the destinations. Officially, we came in second. Oh well, there's always next year.The 2008 winners... The rest of the teams began to arrive and as usual Brad's wife, Doreen prepared a meal for all of us. Chowing down... Newcomers, Monika and Marek... Kyle and Dave were also rookies to this race. We'll get these guys next time.