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Chalet Time - Deeep clean!
... for the past year, the whole place needs a good paint. Lunch with Joel & Charlotte. My hands are getting so dry from all the cleaning - can't wait for the arrival of rubber gloves, awoohoo!! I had dinner at Megs tonight, Tim was elsewhere - very short on food now, had 1 sliver of Duck each that we've managed to eek out of the leftovers, SuperU order should arrive tomorrow. Everyone went to the bar, but I couldn't be bothered. Tim got home at 3 verrrrrrry ...
Training Week
... Had a good nap. Recieved a cerftificate to say we had completed training. Were meant to have dinner with Charles & Ants but they swapped kitchens so had dinner with Alex and after we all went down to Bar La Roz for a couple of drinks & because we could have a slightly longer lay in tomorrow. Cheap drinks until the tourists arrive 5 euros for 2 Desperado's - lovely. Was nice to be away from the chalets & have a good old bond with ...
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
... br> Not being able to park where you want and having to pay so much in car park charges.
I think that’s it!
So now we are in the Alps. We had a really good trip down with no dramas with the hot tub on the back and got here in one piece. It’s very cold and the ground solid with a good covering of snow on the upper peaks, but still nothing yet at 1400m. It feels good to be here in our old chalet and the new double one, Baikal, that Ralph is ...
The toughest bike ride of my life
... and Galibier if I was already on the ground just a few kilometers into the climb. The rescue vehicle soon arrived (Megs and Tanya were back) and I crawled into the front seat still clutching my stomach. When we got to camp, Rod was having a good laugh at my expense (no surprise there J ! ). The guys helped me into the tent where I laid down and they fed me some iso-protein shake and some food that I reluctantly choked down. My tank had hit empty and I ...