So uh... how about a report on Shania's costumes? 
Well this is not really a fishing report but should continue yesterday's story as I try to answer most questions on this forum.
On arriving home after visiting with Gwyn and was luckly he cleaned the fish for me so he too could have a couple a couple of fresh steaks for supper. At 5 pm I was on the road again heading west to join the moving masses for our date with Shania.
Clicked on radio 1130 and heard there was traffic grid lock everwhere so planned my route, I thought would get me around it. Remember I surveyed most of these road and knew the shortcuts.
As I wanted to visit new baby Kate and her family on the way to the concert we took a side trip off the freeway. Glad we did as she is every a sweetheart of a girl, the first in our immediate family after 3 boys in a row and all were doing well.
After a too short a visit back in the traffic we go. As the Port Mann was backed all the way back to 232 we stay on the Fraser Hwy. then we turn North down 152th heading to the Trans Canada.
Looked good until Guilford and it seemed everyone else knew the shortcuts also as it took 30 minutes to reach the freeway and onto the bridge.
As I crossed over the bridge I thought of the spring I had caught a few hours earlier and wondered how long he had swam by this point of the Fraser. Traffic movement was so slow looked to see if any fish were jumping.
Finally movement, but wow do the people drive so fast in these parts, no wonder there is so many accidents. Now my stress level begins to rise. O what I would give to the solitude I left behind a few hours ago. However I was only 12 hours away from another fishing trip so that gave me some comfort. As well it was good to be with my wife who looked as beautiful as I knew Shania would be.
Here I am as I type this early morming report I am not but a hour away from heading out on a trip again, this time with Gwyn.
Back to last night's tale of woe.
When we reach Wellington more slow downs, is everyone heading to the concert? It is now 7 and the opening act is on stage. When will the main act start I ask my wife as I have never attented at show of this size.
"Maybe got 45 minutes more" she says with a bit of a frown as she had suggested to me several times "I told you we should have left earlier than we did". Yes dear but I had to file my fishing report on FWR.
I try another shortcut after reaching First Ave that works ok until I reach the Pacific Coliseum area at Hastings and am just ready to turn in and parking full sign suddenly appears. They wave me further down the street and it takes us 25 more minutes to reach the next empty lot were the race track people park. Brings back memories of when we parked there when we had horses at the track Those days I had a parking pass which I wish I still had as it cost us 12 loonies to park, ouch.
We get one of the few parking stalls left and begin the long hike towards the show. No shuttle buses which I thought they could provide after hitting us for the $12.
The walk takes us about 15 minutes uphill and see a few guys selling and wanting tickets. I briefly thought of cutting our losses and heading home so would not have to face the traffic jam home. But it has taken us 3 hours to get here and it would be foolish to waste the $200 and I do not know how much the guys buying would pay.
Finally the door and as I give my ticket I start to head to find someone that could tell me where our seats are. Shania is on stage belting out one of my favorites "I am a women"
I just get a glimise of her and some guy is chasing me down and asking if that is a camera on my belt. "Got to check it in over here he tells me. I forgot that no cameras are allowed but I got a video camera into a Leaf - Canuck game a couple of years back as I told them I freelance for BCTV which I do and they allowed it. Should have told them I freelance for the Chilliwack Progress but they most likley had never heard of them. Where was my niece's husband Mark who works here. O forgot back with baby Kate in Langley.
I turn around to find my wife and someone else is going through her purse looking for a terrorist bomb I guess as they examine her cel phone. I am starting to think we are a bit like the Beverley Hillbillies.
After this introduction to my first concert I find our seats and find someone is in them and with all the noise it was hard to get them to understand that.
Finally we are settled in and enjoy the show very much as Shania puts on a very good show and appears to me to be a very good person that enjoys here work.
Around 10 the show ends with a bang up song and light display and we head back to claim my camera. Appears every one else is there is to get theirs also so we just sit and wait another 20 minutes until the line ends.
We then head for the exit and as we pass the race track it is still open. "want to go in for a pop" I ask my wife and let the traffic clear. Good plan is the reply.
We just make the order in time as the server says closing time in 5 minutes, last call I think he called it.
To pass the time spend $4 on pull tabs which we share and of course nothing, more money to the Government.
I look at the blanket of TV screens and see the last race is 10 minutes away in Austrialia so put #2 on a 12 to 1 long shot called Dambusters, something to do with water should be a good choice I think.
Got to pay for the pops and the parking I tell my wife.
Well my bad luck of the day continues except for the fish I had caught earlier and Dambusters looks like he is running through water from start to the end and finishes dead last out of a field of 12.
Time to cut the losses and we head for the parking lot that is now empty, good move I think and I find 10 cents on the ground, things are improving.
We move steadly along on the drive down Hasting and onto the freeway and I tell my wife 1 hour from the comfort of our bed.
But no, another accident at 200th which uses up another 20 minutes. 3 cars are stalled from overheating and my wife gets out of our the car to give one of them her water bottle for his radiator.
Finally we clear the zone and arrive homwe at 12:10, quite a day of experiencing the slow life of fishing to the fast life of the big city.
O yes Fulcum_29 the answer to your question above, Shaina was looking great as will the fish I am on my way to catch right now.
Let the good times continue to
Roll.
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