Monthly Archives: January 2007

Chain saw massacre

In the square in Les Gets on a Wednesday evening , you get free mulled wine ,some thing I got a taste for while I was there, a live band playing and yesterday there was also a demonstration on wood sculpting, using a chain saw.

It all looked very interesting but just one slip could of ruined the whole thing.

Around the square they had set fire  to some tree trunks which not only  looked great but was a good way to keep warm too.

Next to all this was an out door ice rink , some thing I decided to keep away from, did not need any more bruises that’s for sure.

All in all its been a great holiday for me,with such fab company,certainly a holiday too remember .

 

 

Les Gets

Just returned home from my little adventure, well big adventure for me.It’s been 7 years since I last went abroad ,infact only the second time in my whole life !

Skiing don’t come easy to me, I cannot tell you how scared I was going up that chair lift for the first time,trying to remember if I would even know what to do.

Spent most of the first day, out in the pouring rain, falling over more times than I care to remember , I have some superb looking bruises.

I was not going to be put of though and when the sun was out on the second day I had a much better time and quite enjoyed myself, not bad for someone who’s only skied once before.Amazing what you can remember after a whole 7 years, goes to show that ski schools are worth there money.

Afraid on the third day I wimped out, the little snow there was had turned a bit icy and I just didn’t want to end my holiday on a bad skiing day.

My trip home was a bit scary having never traveled so far on my own before but I got home safe and sound ,although the landing at Stansted was a bit hairy due to strong winds.

Death by Cheese

Last night being our last night in Les Gets we decided to go out for dinner. We went to Les Copeaux in Les Gets and over dosed on cheese by having a cheese fondue and a Raclett. Our Raclett was served with a selection of meats. using an electric table-top grill to melt the cheese.

Washed down with red wine this was all delish and by the time we had finished we were all feeling rather sick, but still found room for a pudding.

As you can see Steve still managed to wipe the bowl clean.

It will take me a month to exercise all those calories away but it was too good to miss out on.

Eat watch

If like me you have to watch what you eat all the time ,and find you put on weight real easy then this could be the programme for you.

 Having just lost a stone in weight by going to  slimming world I am determined to keep it off and loose another half a stone at least

 Eat watch should ,I hope, make it alittle easier for me its very interesting weighing yourself everyday and noting the difference , seeing if a pattern immerges.

 Once I’ve been on my holidays I will get back into my exercise and will see what a difference this will make.

Muffins

I Know certain people have been waiting for this………..so today is their lucky day.

 I really enjoy baking muffins and its become a bit of a joke on the RA forums, when I walk with a certian group of people I usually take muffins for them. I once went and met a group of people in the lakes for a week-end of walking which included a wild camp on scarfell pike, was the most freezing cold night I have ever known, I took them chocolate muffins and cheese and bacon ones too.

So what are muffins? Muffins are simple to make, quick to bake and very nutritious,a great alternative to junk food. They have a light cake like texture and yet they have lower proportions of sugar and fat than most cakes. Crisps and chocolate bars are very high in fat and offer little if any nutritional value. Muffins on the other hand, are well balanced nutritionally and offer a wide variety of delicious options.These are my favorite books, and here is one of her recipes.

Exciting start to the Year

After a great Christmas and a brill new year I didn’t think it could get any better but I start the new year off by going away to Les Gets for a few days, we fly out on Sunday and I’m starting to get very excited, having never done much traveling this will be a new experience for me .I hope to have a go at some snow shoeing and I know Geoff is desperate to get on his snowboard. My boys are looking forward to having the house to themselves too, the girlfriend will keep them in order… Have also downloaded Skype and hope to get all my friends using it too

Lycian Way

The Lycian way is a long distance walk in Turkey. While I was in Cambridge Geoff and I met up with Clare and Dave who did the walk In April and May 2006. We are trying to decide if it would be a good training walk for the GR20. They certainly had lots of interesting information and their enthusiasm for the walk was very catching .our plan would be to fly to Antalya airport, then use the bus and just walk a few sections  but at the moment we are not 100% sure this will be our training walk

New year in Cambridge

 I spent the week-end in Cambridge, decided to drive , for the first time, and I lived up to my reputation and got lost , but I did find my way eventually. It was not all partying we did go for a couple of walks, 15 and 7 miles, getting totally soaked to the skin on the 15 mile walk. Also went bowling, which I really enjoyed especially as I won, as you can see by the scores on the photo.  I missed seeing my friend Ellee but will see her soon as we are going away to Sheringham for a week-end of walking with the Cambridge rambling club . We saw the new year in at a party given by Caroline who runs the simply social club  a good time was had by all, and I look forward to walking with them in February.