The VOC Pizza Delivery Company on Seymour

 

Participants: Toji Nakabayashi, Jamie Boyle, Erik Reimers, Frederik Skamris Holm, Tereza Machackova

Early Saturday morning (11am) I get out of bed and don my uniform. The armor of a food delivery warrior. I checked my messages and got an order for a large pizza for an address with no number, just “Pump Peak”. Fair enough. I gather all my equipment for the day and head out to pick up my extra large Dominos pizza and meet up with my ride.

A merry band of five headed towards this pump peak with a pizza box under our arms (they didn’t give me the insulating box smh).

We hike along the mountain climbing the slopes of thick snow (maybe 1 or 2 cm). Skinning up the icy route with no poles (only box in hand) proved difficult, but they never said the delivery life would be easy. The weather called for rain and snow, but we hit the peak to a beautiful view of the sun over the clouds. A tough delivery it may be but the views are worth it. We get to the peak of the pump and rejoice as we have accomplished the mission to deliver.

But tips of the cash form we did not get, they paid us in sunsets instead. As it was getting dark the deliverers decided to take cover and set up shelter far away from home. Bellies filled with pizza and legs warm from dancing salsa, we go head to bed at the early mark of 7pm. The winds howled and snow poured overnight, snapping a trekking pole and tearing a small hole in my tent. My Danish friend and I fended off the snow as it piled on our now horribly saggy tent throughout the night (perhaps the term snowboarded for Fred). But as daylight hit we again got a fat tip of views which made up for the night). 1 for 1 so far on the VOC food delivery service and hope to deliver em all and become the delivery champion.