Category: Travel

Vacation Time

I’ve been extremely busy this week, but also quite successful in hiring contractors to staff up my big project so I can relax during my vacation, knowing that work is proceeding while I am able to take a well-deserved break.

I’m pleased to say that I’ve achieved two of my biggest goals for the recent three-month period:

  1. I’ve made incredible progress in outsourcing work so I can focus on the most important tasks in running my business.
  2. I am taking time off from work for two weeks in a row — although I won’t be able to take two entire consecutive weeks off.  that’s mostly a result of some family commitments, although it looks like I also need to sneak in at least one day of work every two weeks to keep everything on track.

Still, that’s a big improvement over two years ago, when I couldn’t even take an entire week off during the summer.

Identifying the big vacation as a goal has really helped me focus on doing what’s important for my business and my personal life. Plus, obviously that’s a goal I can get excited about: having fun while my company is generating revenue.

The vacation plans include heading out into the woods so I will be hard-pressed to find Internet access. I’m not bringing a laptop or any work with me either. I am bringing my Treo, as I always do, and I will probably Twitter  a bit while I’m away. If I really get my act together, maybe I can even forward my calls to my virtual assistant.

Essex River Fishing

Greg, Todd and I got an early start this morning and fished at the mouth of the Essex River and then behind Crane’s Beach. Although we picked up fish on the sonar, only Todd was able to pull one out of the water, a small striped bass that was too small to keep, though. See photos of the trip on Flickr.

Montréal: Swimming Under The Biosphère

Today in Montréal we visited the Biosphère, the geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller and built in 1967 for the Montréal Expo. We started on the top of the museum in the Planet Bucky room, and took the water tour (Exhibits and activities) and learned about their water treatment system and wind turbines. After the water tour, we went to the Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquatic Center for a swim. There’s a nice long outdoor lap pool, with a kiddie pool on the other side. Julie and I learned some French from a loquacious little girl named Gaelle while Max and Blake played with the water toys.

We came back to the Biosphère and checked out the Water Wonders exhibit, which the kids loved. We finished our day there (and closed the place) with the hilarious “Brain Shaker” video, where you rest your chin on a little rack and your face is digitally inserted in an animated video and projected onto a big screen for the audience.