It's really hard to believe that it's already been one year since I got the Cube! Time really does fly when you're always cruising around and heading on trips. From New York to Boston to Wasaga to Algonquin, the Cube's really seen it's fair share of road this past year and is now hovering around the 21,000 km mark. Hopefully I can get that up to 50,000 by the end of the year with a road trip out west! Happy one year anniversary everyone!

The summer weather has really been kicking in the last few weeks and I've been taking every opportunity to cruise around in the Cube and enjoy the great outdoors. This past weekend, me and a bunch of buddies decided to head up to Wasaga beach and catch some rays and, of course, build some sand monuments / castles. The end result was a mix of a castle / village that required the help of 8 people. Check it out.

After seeing just about enough news on the G20, me and a bunch of buddies decided to head up north to escape the chaos of the city and do some fishing. We did some planning and decided to try out Island Lake, right near Orangeville. And if you're an avid fisher (or even a weekend one) I highly recommend trying the lake out. It's a really nice reserve located only about an hour north-west of Toronto...and it's stocked full of fish. After gathering everyone together and packing up the Cube, we went up there for the day and ended up catching nearly a dozen small mouth and large mouth bass. My buddy had the most luck and managed to pull out 3 bass himself. By the late afternoon though, the showers / lightning forced us to return to the Cube...but not after prepping the seats with garbage bags to avoid ruining the seats (gotta keep that fabric clean!). All in all though, the lake is a perfect weekend escape from the city and worth checking out!

With all the great weather over the past two weeks, me and my buddies have taken every opportunity to head outdoors and do some fishing...which has also resulted in about 5 fishing trips in the past 14 days. The Cube has been a great aid, transporting our stuff back and forth, and is definitely going to see its fair share of fish once bass season starts up in June. But for now, I'm going to keep hitting up the Toronto Islands while Pike season is on. Has anyone else been out fishing yet?

After spending three weeks traveling through Japan, I have finally returned to my Cube, and to Toronto. But let me tell you, there are TONS of Cubes running around Japan. It was probably the second most common car I saw around the cities (second only to the Mazda Miata). Some people had them souped up, with custom grills in the front or blinging with 17" rims. Although I primarily took video footage of the entire trip, my buddy took a TON of pictures and I will be posting them in increments (as he sends them to me). Currently, I just have this picture of a Cube, spotted outside a swanky hotel in Yokohama. More pictures will soon follow.

And here's a uncube-related picture...but sweet, nonetheless.

Well, after a hectic week I finally had the opportunity to take the Cube down to High Park for an afternoon jog. And what an awesome time to head down there! The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom at the park and they look amazing. If you hadn't had the chance to go, I really recommend it. Even if you don't feel like walking through the park (and shame on you) you can drive through the area and see the sights from the comforts of your Cube. And on a separate but somewhat related note, I will be taking a month break from my Cube as I will be leaving to Japan TOMORROW! I'll be bringing my videocamera this time so hopefully I can get some great footage of Cubes. Sayonara! And see everyone in a month!