Corey’s “Free Ride” Blog: Back to the Dojo

Just when I thought I had a worked out a detour around road construction, the crews decided my detour route needs repaving!

11am – 12:43pm: Okanagan Dodge (2690 Highway 97)
On day 1 of the Free Ride contest, I met Mark – last year’s Jeep winner – at Okanagan Dodge.  55 days later, his daughter Breanna is home from university, driving around the same Jeep, trying to get one of her own!  Last year’s model was a white 2-door, so you can see why Breanna is interested in this years!
Did you ever see those Power Wheels miniature battery-powered cars as a kid?  I always wanted one!  And Okanagan Dodge has a mini-Jeep version!  This little Jeep can be driven by a toddler, or by remote control by her guardian!  A couple of the guys from OK Dodge brought it out for a comparison beside the new one that I drove in with.  I jokingly said the mini Jeep was missing her mama.  She probably is!

3 – 4:43pm: Great Way Martial Arts (2243 Leckie Road)
This is our second time at Great Way Martial Arts, but we haven’t been back here since day 2 of the contest. Oh how much has happened! I was so green back then; the contest was in it’s infancy, and I hadn’t learned any of the contest-goers names yet!  Esmeralda was extremely impressed by the amount of followers we have accumulated; but as the contest moves on, more and more contestants get qualified!
I was able to see the kids in the dojo having heaps of fun during their day camp – it makes me wish I would have had something like this to go to when I was young.  This martial arts centre was also having a draw for a kids birthday party – I spoke to a few kids who summarized the parties they’d been to: “awesome!”
I also met Ella, who is the biggest fan of Beach Radio in the city, of any age!  It makes me so happy that our station reaches every generation; great music is great music, right?