Post Heiligenblut

Stayed at a beautiful spot in Austria (Saalbach) with Hilly, Stu's old friend and new Father..actually felt sorry for him, the poor sod was knee deep in relatives, in laws, newly purchased crib and nappies, etc.....we stayed for afew days and it was neatly timed with the arrival home of new born Frankie. Hilly's place is 3 feet from a field of horses so Lauren was easily kept busy with feeding duties.

Stu tried ...

Abfahrt von Poettelsdorf dann endlich gegen 1/2 7 abends. War ja nicht so einfach - alles einladen - dann noch diverse Besuche - zwecks Wohnmobilbesichtigung ;-)
Kurze Pause in Ilz - abendessen und gegen 1/2 12 dann Ankunft in Steinfeld - Frau Graf ist sogar noch wach ...

Yes, as you can tell by my last few entries, I'm not in a writing mood at the moment. However, it's neccessary so that you all know that I am alive. Just briefly, Zell Am See was great. I stayed in a hotel because the town doesn't have hostels. It was nice to have my own bathroom and a private room. It wasn't much more than a hostel would have cost me. They had ...

After my final day on the slopes, I have these things to report: Times fallen over: About the same as yesterday. Times gotten back up: Everytime, of course. Reasons for falling over (a new category.. ooooh): Pushing my limits Easy runs completed: Quite a few Intermediate runs completed: 4 Expert runs completed: 1 Injuries sustained: 0 Body parts that hurt: I have transcended pain, and the muscle aches and complaints I ...

... on the main hill that are no wider than the average road. It's a pain for me, because I don't have the experience to enjoy myself during those sections- and I end up grinding slowly down and trying not to go over the edge and into the trees. I also have a remarkable inability to go in a straight line, which makes these sections even more frustrating. Put me in a ...

... of carving through fresh powder (and not falling over). I'm also completely buggered, so I'll sleep well the next couple of days. Hopefully the weather will clear up tomorrow - as awesome as it is to have fresh snow while you're boarding, the loss of visibility doesn't do me any favours. I've also been told that the average blue (easy) run here, is the equivalent of a intermediate run in Australia... Way to go through a tria by fire, James. Alright, that's it for now. Wish me luck.

... prisoners to appeal their position in the camp... I finished yesterday on a lighter note, doing a tour of a few of Munich's beer halls. I had a brilliant time... drank lots of beer, bought myself a maß of my own, and made plenty of new friends. Good times all round. Someone asked me today which city has been my favourite so far... The answer is, I don't really know. I've loved everywhere I've been, for a lot of different reasons, and I can't possibly pick a ...

... seeing a 70plus year old lady going up on a european town bike with basket on the front and back!!! She was almost at the snow line when we pasted her!! So 30 minutes waiting for the brakes to cool was spent watching the antics of brake and new unreleased car testers going backwards and forwards some even carrying double axle trailers at full speed. An amazing experience for us both and well worth the long drive to get back there.

... has regular water stops, originally for the older cars of the time to refill their radiators, as they would overheat with the steepness of the ascent. Not our trusted van, she took all four of us, packs, and fully laden, all in her stride, even up the last part of the road which is more designed for bikes and standard cars, not vans or buses. On the way up, we stopped in the snow to make an Aussie Snowman, complete with thongs, bush hat and Aussie flag ...

Heute habe ich mit einem Urlauber telefoniert Mit einem Urlauber, der in den letzten 5 Tagen 11 Marathons absolviert hat. Mit einem Urlauber, der gestern den ganzen Tag durch die Hitze gelaufen ist und erst um 21:30 den Campingplatz erreicht hat. Mit einem Urlauber, der heute um 6:00 auf den Glockner gelaufen ist, um ab 9:00 am Hochtor zu frühstücken. Mit einem Urlauber, der seinen idealen Urlaub lebt, dem Laufen, er begegnet ...