Last November my kids gave me a coupon for a day of tubing at Mt Washington. Today I cashed in my coupon and had the most wonderful day. Five of us piled into my car and shared a 2 hour drive up to Mt Washington. Although the skies were blue when we left town it soon became cloudy and foggy. The drive was spent with us all talking about so many different things. There were lots of laughs along the way. As my little car struggled up the mountain...I mean it did have more of a load that it is used to...we finally reached the height above the fog and clouds and the sunny blue sky was once again all that was above us. The other two young adults, who live in Comox met us up there. We hiked down to the tubing area and waited for it to open. As we waited I observed the hill. It wasn’t as long as I had pictured but much steeper. This was going to be a very interesting adventure!
Finally the time came for me to hop in a tube and be towed to the top. The ride up was slow and gave one time to admire the beauty of creation. The majestic snow covered mountain tops in the distance had the sun shining down upon them. The snow was a glistening pure white. Once reaching the top there were three runs to choose from. I chose the closest and away I went. The fear that went through my body as I realized how fast I was going caused me to close my eyes and take some deep breaths telling myself that I would be fine. Eventually after a few seconds I could open my eyes and laugh and enjoy the thrill of the ride down. In all I made 6 trips down the mountain, one trip with each couple, hanging onto each other’s tubes and getting a good spin to send us off, one trip where the four of us women went together and then one final trip on my own. It is amazing how fast you go and you spin around ending up facing backwards for part of the journey. We spent two hours tubing and then headed back down the mountain.
Driving down the mountain we could look out at the mountains in the distance and looking below see the most beautiful white fluffy clouds. They looked like an ocean of cloud. It’s beauty had me feeling teary which I kept quietly to myself to avoid the teasing from the boys. It was just so amazing.
In Comox we had a tasty lunch at a lovely small restaurant all trying new items with wonderfully flavoured sauces and then finishing the lunch off with us all sharing a big ice cream, chocolate brownie, banana desert. So yummy! Before heading back home we took the time to stop by and check out my daughters new home which they are renovating, and made a quick stop at the mall where we all got a small treat at a discount store. The seven of us had never spent a full day together and it truly was a very joyous fun day.
So my birthday gift coupon was for tubing but what I received was the most awesome day with my young adult children and their partners surrounded by the wonder of creation. I couldn’t help but be awed by the beauty of the earth and to feel so blessed to have such caring, fun loving people as part of my family. I honestly could never have asked for a more perfect gift, a more perfect day, it was the very best!
