I have returned from Vancouver, once again. This time, there were no medical emergencies while I was gone, thank goodness. I was there all week with 2 other coworkers, one of whom is still there. But, they both agreed that this was the best business trip they have ever had. It was a qualification on 2 ovens for a new process, so there were long stretches of time in which we had little to do but wait for the cycle to finish. So during those times we did some sightseeing. Most of the time we only had a few hours so we couldn't go far, but we did do a lot of hiking and walking through the woods here and there. One geocache, and 2 no-finds (one because we couldn't cross a river, and we were on the wrong side). We also got to see two complete Canucks games, both losses. We also did Lynn Valley Park, walking all over. Thursday we all did the Grouse Grind. Matt thought he was going to run the whole thing and started off strong, then faded. Jim (a bit older) fell behind early. I just kept on grinding and finished in 1:04, 7 minutes better than July. Matt made it in 1:15, Jim in 1:40. Jim and I left Friday morning and went as far as Chicago, then drove home. Overall, a pretty good trip, and we did get a lot done.