The Bride-to-be wore white...

We survived the vultures... er... mosquitoes on Saturday night and had a pretty good time. It was a very woodsey, remote location and the mosquitoes were as bad as I expected. Upon arrival, we each poured a bottle of "OFF" on each other (remind me again why I bothered to shower and put on perfume before we left??) and hiked back in to the pond and the party where we were welcomed by the sight of already happily inebriated revelers shooting bow & arrows and paint ball guns (thankfully, at targets on the side of a shed)!!

The theme of the Jack & Jill was "Survivor" and there were all kinds of Survivor-themed games and even the path from the road in to the pond was lit by dozens of bamboo torches (citronella torches, thank goodness, every little bit helps!).

We were greeted by a very soggy bride-to-be who informed us that she and her beau had thought it would be romantic to take a paddle boat ride around the pond at dusk...forgetting that they had yet to use the stockpile of water balloons that had been previously prepared for another event.

Funny that the line of grinning people on the bank didn't tip them off, but as they paddled closer, it became apparent what was about to happen. I understand it was a total balloon bath. The two in the boat never had a chance. Unfortunate that the bride-to-be wore a white top...

On Sunday, I got up bright and early (yes, it hurt) and took the Cruiser over to the car wash and then on to the Mopar show at a local Chrysler dealership for their 15th annual show and shine (although, with the weather on Sunday, it was really more of a bake and glare). I met up with my friend Phil, who also had a Cruiser, there (that's his blue PT on my right in the photo).

This was my second time at this event and I have to say, it was much improved over the first time.

Final tally was around 90 cars (I think there were maybe 20 at the one 2 years ago - but it was raining then too). It was hot (oh so hot) and the sun shone all day (I'm soooo fried).

At the end of it all, we walked away with a trophy for best front wheel drive - a nifty little desk clock with a plaque on it. The vast majority of cars there were older so I was maybe competing against 10 other entries, one of which was a neon green neon with a Canadian Tire special paint job (a la spray cans - complete with overspray!!)




After the show ended around 2:30, Darryl and I went home, changed into our bathing suits and drove up to my parents for a swim and bbq supper. A perfect end to a fabulous day.