Monday, March 18, 2002
I suppose I could have found an internet cafe while on holiday in order to maintain this blog, but I decided that a week away from all computers would do me more good. The journey down to France went fairly smoothly; we decided to use the services of chauffeur.hire@networld.com to take us to the airport, as we had to set off at 3am to get to Gatwick for an 0715 flight. Peter was stopped at the security gate because he had a swiss army knife in his hand-luggage - he should have known better! We finally arrived at the hotel at around 2pm, completely exhausted from all the travel.
The weather was absolutely excellent for the first couple of days, although it became mighty windy by Tuesday lunchtime. On the Wednesday, Peter decided to have a go at skiing La Grave while the rest of us visited Serre Chevalier.
It was snowing quite heavily Thursday morning, but we decided to have a go anyway. This late in the season, the snow was warm enough that it melted on contact with our clothes - we were soaked within a couple of hours. We gave up and returned to the village for lunch. The sun then came out, but by then it was too late as our ski clothes were still drying out in our rooms. We went on a walk around the old village of Venosc, in the valley below the resort. It was also snowing on Friday, but not as heavily, so we went higher on the mountain and skiied most of the day.
The weather was absolutely excellent for the first couple of days, although it became mighty windy by Tuesday lunchtime. On the Wednesday, Peter decided to have a go at skiing La Grave while the rest of us visited Serre Chevalier.
It was snowing quite heavily Thursday morning, but we decided to have a go anyway. This late in the season, the snow was warm enough that it melted on contact with our clothes - we were soaked within a couple of hours. We gave up and returned to the village for lunch. The sun then came out, but by then it was too late as our ski clothes were still drying out in our rooms. We went on a walk around the old village of Venosc, in the valley below the resort. It was also snowing on Friday, but not as heavily, so we went higher on the mountain and skiied most of the day.
