Koninginnedag van Apeldoorn

Dus ik leuk feestje georganiseerd in de pub om de hoek, alle collega's in het oranje en dan samen biertjes drinken met de Canucks aanhangers; gebeurt er dit...

Zelfportret

Adelaarsnest

Victoria/Sidney Eagle Nest
The nest is in an old Garry oak tree in Sidney, BC - a suburb of Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, situated on the South end of Vancouver Island. The area is near the Swartz Bay ferry terminal on the Saanich Peninsula.
In 2008 they produced THREE eaglets in a new nest about 500 ft. from the original nest.
In season 2007 they successfully raised one.
In nest season 2006, the eagles raised 2 eaglets.

Lekker forensen!

Dus hierom moet je een helmpje op...

Hij is weer fraai!

Today's Newspaper

Today we're in print! In The Vancouver Sun.
As you can see they've adjusted our times; Stella is now 1/100 second faster than me!
Later this week I will post some pics made by the official Photographers...

Apres SunRun Beer!

We've deserved this one big time!

SunRun 1:04:43 !

It giet oan!

Vandaag de rugnummers uitgereikt gekregen, dus vanavond kip eten, morgen pasta, vroeg naar bed, niet teveel drinken, niet slenteren in de stad, geen rare bewegingen maken (wink wink), rekken en strekken...
Ook leuk: aan de andere kant van de wereld loopt Sabine de Nike Ladies Run!

Jullie kunnen de wedstrijd HIER volgen!

Hunters Battle 13-foot 'Monster' Alligator For Three Hours; 'I've Never Seen Anything Like It'

Vancouver, British Columbia -- A team of men battled a nearly 13- foot, 640-pound "monster dinosaur" alligator for three hours before killing it.

Jochem van Apeldoorn, 41, has been hunting alligators for about 10 years but said he had never encountered anything rivaling the one he and four others fought and subdued on the Horse Shoe Bay Beach about 15 miles northwest of Vancouver, BC.

"We seen it crossing the river and got some snag hooks in it and then we got some friends to come over and help us out, it took five of us get it out," Van Apeldoorn told the Vancouver Sun.

"It was a big gator, it was a monster."

The group first encountered the gator at about 4:45 p.m. Good Friday and fought it for three hours before killing it with a body shot with a crossbow. It took about 90 minutes for it to be secured onto an airboat.

Van Apeldoorn plans to have a full-body mount of the gator.

There is no real way to tell the age of the alligator, said Harry Dutton, the Vancouver Fish and Wildlife Conservation alligator management program coordinator.

"It's not unheard of in the wild for alligators to live up to 35 to
50 years," Dutton said.

Forest Palmer, of Vancouver, bagged a gator of similar size on Capilano Lake Aug. 30 and fired the kill shot into the lungs of Van Apeldoorn's gator with a crossbow.

"It was definitely a team effort between me and Lester," Palmer said.
"It's a dinosaur, I've never seen anything like it. His head probably weighs about 100 to 150 pounds."

Also present were Robert Rohman, Christian Emig and Capt. Peter Deeks, all of Horse Shoe Bay, who were hunting about a mile away and were called in to assist.

Nobody wants The Frog...

The Top 10 most stolen vehicles in the Vancouver area in 2008:

1. Honda Civic 93, 95, 91, 97, 00

2. Chrysler (Dodge/Plymouth) Caravan/Voyager* 95, 94, 92,

3. Honda Accord 90, 92, 91, 93, 94

4. Ford F-Series** 05, 04, 06, 03, 99

5. Jeep Cherokee*** 93, 95, 94, 97, 92

6. Nissan Pathfinder 95, 93, 92, 91, 94

7. Acura Integra 90, 92, 91, 95, 93

8. Chrysler (Dodge/Plymouth) Neon 98, 95, 96, 97

9. Toyota Camry 90, 89, 88, 87, 86

10. Dodge Dakota 94, 92, 93, 96, 04

* = Includes Grand Caravan/Grand Voyager

** = Includes F150, F250, F350

*** = Includes Grand Cherokee

The Top 25 most stolen vehicles across British Columbia in 2008:

1. Ford F-Series* 04, 05, 03, 06, 99

2. Honda Civic 93, 95, 97, 91, 00

3. Chrysler (Dodge/Plymouth) Caravan/Voyager** 95, 94, 92,

4. Honda Accord 90, 92, 91, 93, 94

5. Jeep Cherokee*** 93, 95, 94, 92, 96

6. Nissan Pathfinder 93, 95, 92, 91, 90

7. Dodge Ram 98, 94, 97, 01, 96

8. Dodge Dakota 96, 05, 94, 06, 04

9. Chrysler (Dodge/Plymouth) Neon 95, 98, 96, 97

10. Acura Integra 90, 92, 91, 95, 93

11. Toyota Camry 90, 88, 89, 86, 87

12. Toyota 4Runner 89, 88, 87, 86, 91

13. GMC Sierra 90, 92, 91, 93, 89

14. Toyota Corolla 05, 90, 03, 86, 04

15. Chevrolet Cavalier 03, 97, 90, 02, 96

16. Ford Explorer 94, 97, 93, 96, 95

17. Mazda B2600 Pick-up 91, 90, 92, 93, 89

18. Oldsmobile Cutlass 89, 90, 92, 93, 91

19. GMC G3500 Series 94, 91, 92, 97, 93

20. Nissan 240 SX 91, 93, 92, 90, 95

21. Dodge Durango 01, 98, 99, 00, 05

22. Ford Taurus 99, 96, 95, 98, 97

23. Volkswagen Golf 94, 96, 95, 97, 90

24. Ford Mustang 94, 88, 90, 95, 00

25. Chrysler Intrepid 97, 00, 94, 93, 98

* = Includes Grand Caravan/Grand Voyager

** = Includes F150, F250, F350

*** = Includes Grand Cherokee

Pfew, we're good!

No Frog!