This wasn't made using any smoke or mirrors.
I left the camera home – after packing it around at Indy in Edmonton yesterday, I’d had enough. But it was just special enough that I might go for a spin tomorrow and shoot off a few frames. There was a young couple making their way into a field off Highway 11A, she scantily clad, he weighed down with a long lens. Hope they got the images they wanted.
Yesterday was a lot of fun. About 30 of us travelled north to tour the Edmonton International Airport, which is undergoing a dramatic billion dollar transformation (designed by Stantec). When completed a couple of years from now, it will be stunning and a pleasure to travel through. We were part of a delegation participating in the Break the Calgary Habit promotional campaign, designed to get central Albertans to fly out of Edmonton when they’re heading off for business or vacation.
The heart of the promotion is a parking incentive – great rates and a system that fits any traveller arriving by car. There’s a valet parking system, a state-of-the-art DIY parking system and a remote checkin, so you can dump your bags in the parking lot and head off to your flight, knowing they’re looked after.
We were wined (marguerita-ed, actually) and dined and brought up to speed on the project by folks from Edmonton International Airports When we were done, we toured the project and saw how the facility has changed over the years and got a glimpse of how cool it will be when it’s finished.
Then we jumped back on our luxury coach (from Prairie Bus Lines in Red Deer) and headed over to another EIA property, the Edmonton Municipal Airport where the Honda Indy is hosted.
We watched two qualifying sessions and saw some of the world’s best (Danica Patrick, Paul Tracy Simona de Silvestro….) work their butts off to qualify for today’s race.
Scott Dixon won today in what was a controversial finish, apparently.
Scott Dixon, qualifying Saturday.
So – great day, thanks EIA!