Scavenger Hunt

What do fun loving fifty and sixty year olds do on the coldest night of the year? Go around town on a scavenger hunt of course!
We could go bowling, see a movie, or stay in where it's warm and play a board game ....... but why do those boring things when you can climb on playground equipment, pump gas for strangers, gather pine cones or squeeze into a shower with three other people?

In the shower with my teammates, Nancy,(me) Danny & Richard. We got extra points if someone wore a shower cap, so Dan volunteered .... doesn't he look great?

Ha! You thought the "shower thing" was going to be risqué!

So, how did this all start, you might ask? Well, our "queen of party planning", Cathy, got the idea and somehow convinced our "let's stay indoors and have wings and beer" group to break out of our comfort zone.

Cathy, adding up the score card!

We did, actually, end up enjoying wings and beer but not before each team of four set out into the cold and dark to check off all the items on our list. Here are some examples:

• get a vinyl record (extra points if the cellophane is still on)
• get a purchase receipt for $1.00 worth of gas
• get a pinecone, takeout menu, fortune cookie (extra points if the word "happy" is in it)
• group picture on playground equipment, in a shower, at an ATM (extra points for a withdrawal receipt)
• photo of a team member pumping gas for a stranger, behind the counter of a coffee shop (Tim Horton's, Second Cup etc.)

We had twenty items altogether and two hours to complete the tasks. To our surprise, both teams were done well before the time limit and both teams managed to check off everything on the list! So we had to share the trophy!

Team 1: Dan (bottom) Cathy, Ross, Juliette  Team 2: Richard, Nancy, me, Danny

So here are some of the shenanigans we got up to in -17 C (- 24 C with the wind chill!) temperatures, out and about in the beautiful  Kennebecasis Valley! Thanks Cathy for a great night. A good time was had by all!

Richard pumps gas for a stranger.

Danny finds a nice stranger to pump gas for.

Danny makes a cash withdrawal at the ATM to get the receipt for extra points!

Our group pic with a stranger .... extra points because he has a beard!

Team 1 with bearded stranger. (we thought our guy had a better beard lol!)

Group pic with a piece of sculpture.

Group photo (Team 1) of all members drinking out of one can of Coke with their own straw.