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20140706 – One more off the bucket list; Summer is as good as winter; Living the dream.

Posted on July 14, 2014 by admin

Sunday – hot (86F) and sunny.   I’m on duty as a mountain host for the day. Smile stapled into place and ready for the onslaught of inane questions. Wendy’s off to the Outlet stores shopping. It’s what women do … Continue reading →

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20140629 – Appointment with fear; July the Fourth Parade

Posted on July 7, 2014 by admin

Sunday – hot and sunny. Lazy morning. Bike ride up to the Silly Market. Well for some of us it was a bike ride, others stopped and rested after 10 minutes. Coffee at the Bridge Cafe. Carol, Hal and of … Continue reading →

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20140621 – Exploding tyre; Mormon overdose, but still only one wife

Posted on June 30, 2014 by admin

Saturday – sun and cloud. Warm. Up early to return the Hertz mobile and then off to play at Mountain Hosting. We each get 12 park passes which we can use to give free rides for friends and family. Tod … Continue reading →

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20140615 – Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks

Posted on June 23, 2014 by admin

Sunday – short rain shower start to the day, then warn with sun and clouds. Lazy morning then a MTB ride around Round Valley. Did my usual route apart from a short variation to avoid Cammys hill. Whilst the 12 … Continue reading →

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20140610 – Zip Lines, Roller Coaster rides, Mountain Biking and Hiking

Posted on June 15, 2014 by admin

Tuesday – hot and sunny. I’m up and out to Round Valley for a mountain bike ride. A bit like a skiing holiday this. First mountain bike ride without the need for a 2 gallon jar of Swarfega. Gears fixed, … Continue reading →

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20140603 – Living The Dream – Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2014 by admin

Tuesday – grey weather. Up at the crack of sparrows to go to the airport. Stuart, our Home Exchange guest has kindly volunteered to take us. He only arrived at our place yesterday and we had a lovely evening meal … Continue reading →

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20140430 – Time To Taunt The French; Oradour sur Glen; Poy Du Fou

Posted on May 17, 2014 by admin

Wednesday – dry and sunny. Yes, Victors back with more tales of rank stupidity; rants and a record of our travels for the aged. When you can’t remember what you    Victor’s Law of Female Timeliness – the time to … Continue reading →

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20140330 – Last week of skiing; Wedding Anniversary; Fireside Dining at Empire Lodge; Book for next ski season.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by admin

Sunday – starts the day raining down here. Quite rare here so far this year, obviously preparing us for our return home. Mothers day – Wendy gets 3 cards, a bottle of Pimms and an Amazon voucher. The British Islamic … Continue reading →

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20140325 – Wot no Tweenies; Wendy’s skiing parallel; Wendy ponders a season pass for next year!

Posted on March 30, 2014 by admin

Tuesday – blue bird day, 55F. Must be a blue bird day, Wendy’s skiing. Wot no Tweenies. Why is it so quiet? Why is it so tidy? Why is it 08:00 and not 06:00? Oh that’s it Jaspers and the … Continue reading →

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20140320 – Skiing with the kids; my star pupil; The Tweenies turn our brains to Jello

Posted on March 25, 2014 by admin

Thursday – blue bird day. Warm and sunny. Lazy start. Drop Wendy off at the hospital then I get to the slopes for 10:30. Hello newbies boots. You’ve got some big boots to fill to compete with your predecessors. Goodbye … Continue reading →

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