A bit of a pee souper of a day. It rained overnight, and in theory should have snowed above about 1700m, but the overnight snow reports suggest that it got rain to at least 1850m, so the chances are that what little, crappy snow there was has just been annihilated. St Gervais only goes to about 2100m, and its hard… Read more »
A quick try at videoing a run at Les Saises – a black whose name I now forget – Kamikaze I think it was. Quite nice snow cover, although a couple of bald patches which I had to try and avoid whilst videoing. It’s not easy hand-holding a camera and trying to keep your balance! Not exactly the most… Read more »
I don’t know, 5 days we’ve been here and so far only managed 2 afternoons of skiing! Actually I don’t feel bad about it, it’s still a nice break. I blame the snow quality above all else, it’s just not much fun when it’s like it is. Yesterday and today have been cloudy, and again, skiing is less fun in… Read more »
Here are a selection of photo’s from the tour last weekend. These are courtesy of Alan, I’ll finally get to upload mine later once I’ve sorted Internet access out.
24 hours without Internet access and things can change in an instance. An 8.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday in Japan now dominates the news. If shaking isn’t enough, the following tsunami and now the likely meltdown of a nuclear reactor is going to leave a devastating toll on the people of Japan. Only weeks after the Christchurch quake, we are reminded… Read more »
Today was a bit of a washout. Both of us were suffering from a lack of gumption for some reason. I got up and decided to get on with a slightly different morning workout routine, based on the principles of natural fitness. I’d already been kind of following this, doing 100 standing squats and 20-30 pushups in the morning. The… Read more »
A very pleasant drive down through the Jura region, then onwards to the Alps. We arrived in St Gervais at about 1pm, and quickly found the apartment. Not hard as we know St Gervais so well. It’s odd to think that its been 5 years since we’ve been here, it all seems very familiar, although there are a few noticeable… Read more »
Brilliant! We’ve stopped overnight in Besançon, the point at which the current trip south crosses the route of the June Bike Trip. I was looking forward to this, particularly after the cycling trip this weekend. I know its just a strip of tarmac/gravel/whatever, but to actually see something that you’ll cycling over in about three and a half months time… Read more »
Just enjoyed a beer in a micro-brewery just outside Metz, along with a plate of ‘La Charcroute Alsacienne’, a selection of particularly fatty meats and sausages along with the obligatory stewed cabbage and potatoes. Very good though!
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/03/samsung-rethinks-tablet-pricing-structure-ipad-2-announcement Apple obviously made a big bet on the launch of the iPad in order to get the volume pricing necessary to get ahead of the competition. Now that the tablet format has established itself as a significant form factor for the future of the personal computer, you’d think that the likes of Samsung would have the courage of it’s… Read more »
