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Iceman Eve

So today is the eve of the Iceman Cometh Challenge.  We were all prepared to leave at 9am today.  But things can change quickly.  Around 4:30pm on Thursday a page went out to leadership at work announcing that the CAP survey would take place at the lab at 8am on Friday.  Well, seeing that Michelle is a lab manager our plans went up in the air.  Giving the importance of this inspection we knew it was best that Michelle be there.  So we continued with our packing and Michelle went into work for the inspection.  She managed to get out before lunch and we were on the road by 12:30pm. 

We arrived at the expo at the Grand Traverse Resort around 3:30pm and headed in.  The expo was in a different location this year and was packed.  JJ and I got in line to get our packets and as we went through I managed to get a few deals from vendors and a couple of freebees.  We got our packets and continued to roam around for a while.  I got a new jersey at the Kenda tent as well as a pair of socks.  I got a call from Raymond and him and Alexander were headed for Timber Ridge.  Together we rented a site for the weekend so we would have a base camp for the race.

We went to the campground and met Raymond and Alexander.  We staked off our turf and went over what we would be doing in the morning.  We picked up a couple bundles of firewood at the campground store and I also purchased a pint glass.  It is really cool.  It is made of rubber, I believe it is Brendan proof.

We went and checked  into the Cherry Tree and then met everyone at Ruby Tuesdays.  We had a very good meal and then retreated to our room for the night.  We need to be up bright and early in the morning so we can be at the campground for the start of the Slush Cup at 9am.

We encountered snow on the way up.
 
We encountered this in the parking lot at the expo.
 
 
Brendan and the Snowbikes.
 
 
More to follow this weekend after the results are in.

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