I just went to the Wild Women on Wheels weekend at LaRocca Mountain Bike School! It was based at Camp Fortune just outside Gatineau, Quebec. It was SOO much fun! I learned some new techniques and conquered some fears... I probably will still be nervous facing some steep descents, but I think I've improved a lot. I had a few crashes - my legs are a bit battered looking with a few fist-sized bruises. My intermediate class was taught by Steph & Ora, who both did an awesome job teaching & inspiring me and my fellow biker-chicks - Lisa, Elizabeth, Shari, Pascale, and Lorena... As Dominique (the owner & 2 time national team member) said, it was totally a Ya-ya sisterhood experience. I even found a friend, Nora, who also has a caffeine sensitivity just like me! I wish I had pictures but I was too busy biking! At least I now have a network of girls to bike with if I can get back to Gatineau... and maybe they'll come visit here (although we'd have to find somewhere to bike!).
The only bad thing about the weekend was spending such a small amount of time with Tom. He came back to Ktown friday night, we had a quick BBQ and headed off. He spent the weekend biking too, but we only managed to hook up for a few minutes during the day and dinner... and then he had to get back to TO sunday night.