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Chalet Time - Deeep clean!
... It was our turn to cool tonight but since Sandrine couldn't get to the shops we didn't have a lot of food to work with or practice the menu plan so Tim whipped up a couple of Frittatas, a goats cheese pie, nicoise salad and a chocolate cheesecake - so we had a lovely informal dinner tonight. Sat 8 - Time to start the deep clean, not a fun task did this for 3 hours then popped to Pap 2 for Tomato Soup made by Dave then we went for a walk with Megan to get ...
Training Week
... and half - I didn't really want to do it at all because I absolutely hate public speaking but I made myself and it went ok actually. We served Goats Cheese on a Pear & Walnut Salad for started.. Spicy Pork with Rice and Sweetcorn for main and a Kiwi Pavlova for dessert. It was exhausting but for the first meal it went well and all plates came back empty - just glad to get it out the way and now we can relax until our next one on Friday. Tuesday ...
Let The Adventure Begin!!
... a half hours later than scheduled) very very tired from not really having slept on the cold coach & hungry for something other than chocolate! It had been snowing constantly so when we arrived at the Chalets it was thick with snow already. We were showed to our room in the staff accommodation block by Sandrine, who is our resort manager & this would be our room for the season. Luckily we got given the pick of ...
The not so perfect storm
... the butcher. I wouldn’t have minded having a go at Fromage de Tete or brawn. Maybe next time. The next plan is maybe half a cow between us.
Michel and the family arrived to sort out the nets on the fruit cage and make their little farmhouse secure for the winter. They will not return until late March, preferring the warmth of Bordeaux to the cold of the mountains. We had a four -hour lunch with them, Michel’s brother Jean-Francois and his wife Chantal. ...
Taking a hike around Mont Blanc
... in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc mountain marathon aim to complete the circuit in less than 24 hours. We were aiming to walk it in 7 days on a guided tour booked through www.Utracks.com, assisted by a mule and muleteer/ guide from French company www.cairn-fr.com. This relatively rapid circuit is not due to super-human fitness on our part but rather because our walk was shortened by about 40% by taking the bus on two sections.
The mule carried ...