Hotel Chanrossa Courchevel

... re staying in a nice posh chalet (one of the ones our company rents out) and just practicing the cooking etc. We're living with all the people who are going to be in working in our resort. There's only 6 of us - another couple and two single girls. also one resort manager.

Monday night Dave did the cooking and exploded one of the desert dishes under the grill so a good start - had to bin the whole lot but not my fault so all good! we seem to have done quite ...

... There was just enough room for the airbed though. Good job we'd reverted to plan B for the clothes and washing kits! This was really the first time we'd had to relax, and so once the electricity was sorted out, I sat for a while with the laptop. The Intelmental team were on site, which meant that there was a wifi connection, so I could log in and see the tracker on Tom's vehicle working. I didn't have much time ...

J 4/ Auberge de la Nova - col de la Seigne - mont Fortin - col Chécroui

Mercredi 2 Septembre, au petit matin, nous passons le village des Glaciers, jusqu'au refuge des Mottets. Le temps a subitement changé avec un gros orage pendant la nuit, et durant toute la journée nous n'avons pas pu voir la chaine du Mont Blanc et les majestueuses Grandes Jorasses.

On commence par une montée de 700 m jusqu'au ...

... ce qui paraît un détail, vu tout ce que l'on vient de subir durant 9 heures de marche. Après le repas, nous apprenons que nous aurons un forfait pour le lendemain, 1 des 2 Bretons est épuisé, il rentre sur St Gervais en taxi.

Citation du jour:
Quand vous êtes harassés de fatigue, pensez toujours à l'exemple de la bouilloire. Elle a beau avoir le couvercle en ébullition, cela ne l'empêche pas de chanter.

... jà 5 heures de marche. Sur cet itinéraire par les chalets d’Armancette surplombant le val Montjoie, entre Mont-Blanc et Beaufortain, les écarts se font de plus en plus grand, il faut s'arrêter souvent pour attendre les trainards.

La pause déjeuner est la bienvenue, surtout qu'on s'était coltiné la bouffe dans nos sacs a dos, alors on déguste le sauciflard, la salade composée, le morceau de Comt ...

Bonjour a Tous! We decided to head into town in search of an internet café or some free wifi in order to catch up with everyone, and to stay on top of our postings. You know I can't handle the guilt of being late! Our transfer from Italy back to France took nearly all day. We were supposed to have 3 train rides, but learned along the way that the leg from Torino to Chambery was actually a bus. Thank you train station for not mentioning that part! Once in Chambery, we ...

... yleinen fiilistely ja talo tarjosikin aika monta lasillista Roseeta koko asiakaskunnalle. Musa soi, jengi hengas, Dägä nautti pörräämällä ympäriinsä ja me parannettiin maailmaa monta tuntia. Täällä Gravessa on kyllä niin oma maailmansa. Sitten oli viimeisen laskun aika ja eiköhän me vielä viimeisen kerran päästy tekemään päivän hyvä työ ja tarjoamaan Lödöturdelle unohtumaton kokemus. Olivat päivän hinanneet nappihissillä ja toisen teki niin mieli laskea Vallon ja meid ...

... deck chairs out the front which were spread all over the mountain.

Meribel village was also hosting a mini jazz festival, each cafe's outdoor seating was packed, a few places had bands playing and everyone was kicking back in ski pants and t-shirts having a lazy afternoon beer - it's one of my favourite times of the season after doing the hard yards in January, Feburary and March.

... I can now tell someone that I am furious and that they are a cheeky monkey (I am aware these two don't go together), I cannot read mechanic-related messages and hoped all would be fine until the service later that week.  Famous last words.  One blob of petrol took me from chalet to Grenoble, therefore logic would have it that a second blob would get me a fair way back towards the chalet.  After 20 miles from the airport I decided to fill up even though I wasn't ...

... until we figured out how to manually open the door and get the mechanic!  was slightly scary!Other car trouble is the fact the car has a remote locking system - no key is needed you just have a card in your pocket and the car unlocks, starts and then locks when you leave.  Sounds great in theory but we drove into town and tash jumped out to run some errands while i parked.  the car started to beeb, slowely, then ...