12/02/15
First of all I would like to apologise if these holiday blog posts are becoming repetitive in any way - what can I say, it is a snowboarding/skiing holiday, it is pretty repetitive but tonnes of fun - so I hope you are enjoying reading what we are getting up to as much as we are doing it!
We
had a relaxing morning today. We had an extra hour in bed, which was much
needed. Mum, Dad and I then browsed in the shops opposite the hotel and Dad
needed to go to the chemist to get another support, this time for his ankle. He
already has wrist guards, an elbow strap and a bad back – he’s getting old!
It's nice travelling in a group that can go off an do their own thing. Aimee and Richie spent most of the day together and Marc and Marie had a chilled day to themselves. At
around 11 o’clock Mum, Dad, Zak and I finally got going - Firstly, we headed to the
snow-park and boarded down there (avoiding all the jumps – we aren’t that
advanced… yet). Half way down, there is a jump you can go down and land on a
huge air bag. You can use your own snowboard or skis to practice jumps or you
can use the easier option, a blow up rubber ring. Zak and I both used the
rubber rings and had five goes each – it was a lot of fun and well worth the €9.
After
a couple of runs we had a spot of lunch up the mountain then worked our way
back down toward the bottom. We tried to play around a bit with the GoPro,
trying to get some family action shots. Zak went back to the hotel when we
reached the bottom as he landed on his shoulder a couple of times during the
day and needed to rest it. Me and mum did a few more runs heading to the
beginners stunt park – I tried to make it over a couple of the beginner ramps
and jumps, stacking it a few times but sticking the landing on the majority. I
will definitely be back on the ramps again tomorrow!
Mum
then went back to the hotel to meet Zak and go for a swim in the hotel pool
while Dad and I went back up to La Folie Douce looking for the others. Once we
made it up there we realised no one we knew was there so we enjoyed a few
drinks in the sun and admired the view by ourselves.
Later
on in the evening we all went for a walk through the town (standard routine now)
and had a meal at a restaurant called La Sporting. The food was lovely – we haven’t
had a bad meal since we’ve been here – consequently that is burning a hole in
my pocket and not helping my waistline! The healthy eating and normal exercise routine will commence when we are back home.
Tomorrow
is our last day skiing and we fully intend on making the most of it.
 |
| Jump with the rubber ring |
 |
| Zak flying about - probably how he first hurt his shoulder! |
 |
| Trying to get a family action shot proved more difficult then we first thought |
 |
| Dad and I enjoying the sunshine and the view from La Folie Douce... alone |
Bye
for now x
No comments:
Post a Comment