I went to Squamish the other day. Squamish is a town about 1 hour south of Whistler. It’s small, but seems big because it’s stretched along a huge section of the highway. I went down with Tom because he wanted to treat himself by buying a guitar (pronounced geetar in Canada, go figure) and I need to buy a couple things from Walmart.

When I arrived to Squamish, the first things that I thought was “where the hell are we?” and “where can I get some food?” (I was hungry!). There isn’t much in “downtown” Squamish, but we did manage to find the music store. We spent an age in the music store. Which is fair enough. Tom needed to play quite a few of the guitars before he could decide. But eventually he bought a really nice Seagull (Canadian make) Acoustic/Electric Cutaway guitar and various other bits and bobs.

Walmart is really badly placed in Squamish. There are two bus terminal one at each end. Walmart is exactly in the middle. Since we didn’t know the local bus routes or times we decided to walk, in the dark, along the highway. 20 minutes walking by the side of the road in the cold, carrying guitar equipment. Not fun.

OK, now when I say take the plunge, I mean buying an Ipod. I’ve always wanted one. They’re popular and very easy to use. Not to mention they look good. But I’ve always been opposed to the price. They are just too expensive for what they are. But I need a music player for when I’m riding all the lifts, etc. So I bought one. A nice black 8GB nano. I thought it would be a nice present to myself