Holiday 2 - update 1

All the travelling went well, the only slight hiccup being a 35 minute delayed departure on the Pride of Burgundy. From Calais at 20:45 Tomtom predicted a journey of 604 miles and an arrival time of 05:58. Against all odds (and the 110kmph when it's raining(!)) we arrived in resort at 06:00.

After a brief rest the boy and I, Stew, Leise, Nic and Hugh were out on the slopes. Most of the day was spent in clouds but we still managed some decent runs and were worn out by the time we got back to our apartment. Some fresh snowfall has made all the runs quite excellent and there's snow all the way to the bottom of the resort.

Opening the blinds on day 2 revealed glorious sunshine which was to last all day. Steven joined us and we headed up in the bubble lift to the top of the mountain. On the opposite side of the hill(!) to our resort the blue runs are fantastic. Lunch with a view to die for and the bubble lift back down topped it all off.

Day 3 (today) saw Andy for the first time. He'd been sick for the first two days, retching with nothing to show for it. However, as soon he was on the snow things got much better for him. We headed up the mountain again, did a run to the bottom and then headed back up for lunch. The idea was we would do the nice blues again and then take the bubble down. Malheuresment the weather came in, so much so the bubble was closed. We had to ski down to Val Claret in very poor visibility and into a wind that was strong enough to blow you back up hill. Everyone did well but my boy deserves a special mention for being so tough - good lad!

Café Rouge is just across from our apartment and has warmth, beer and free Wi-Fi access. Just the ticket to recover ready for tomorrow. :-)