First climbing day of the season
Ieva got us out to the Bellefonte quarry today after work, ending a long stretch of non-climbing. Neither of us had tied into a rope since the end of the road trip in November.
Man, it was a perfect evening, and the climbing actually felt good for both of us. Ieva's super motivated this season! Sheesh. We warmed up on the right side of the Beginner Wall, and then Ieva wanted to get on one of the routes on the French Wall. Someone added some new graffiti to the base, but it didn't affect any of the key holds (shhhh, don't tell them, or they'll come back). Neither of us led it clean, but that route felt good too.
I'm amazed we were able to leave work at 5, dig out a mass of climbing gear that hadn't been touched in a few months, and still fit in 3 routes well before dark.
Earlier today Ieva was checking out airfare on priceline. I guess she found two tickets to Virgin Gorda for $83 each round trip. They would have left tomorrow. We couldn't go, since she absolutely can't miss Amy's baby shower, but it's good to know that that sort of stuff is floating around. How cool would it be to come home from work to find out that you're going to Virgin Gorda tomorrow?! If you haven't seen them yet, you have to check out Bowers's pictures from his trip to Virgin Gorda with Kathleen. Oh man, that place looks incredible. I never would have thought of going there if he hadn't told us about it. He sure can pick the locations…