Entries from July 2009
July 9, 2009
OK, I guess all good things must come to an end, and it’s certainly been a busy and full couple of weeks! As I sit here looking out at the rain pouring down outside the chalet, I can’t believe how lucky we have been up until now!
Sunday
With a few more trails in the Samoens [...]
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July 7, 2009
Wow, and we are already over half-way through!!
Thursday
Well, it was decided that today was an excellent chance to head back over to the Swiss side of the Portes Du Soleil whilst the weather was good. It was a quick drive around to Mozine, and straight back up the Super Morzine to drop down into Les [...]
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July 2, 2009
MONDAY………………
So, we all survived the Passportes in one piece….. JUST. Thus it was time for a relaxing day off to let the arms, legs and fingers(!) recover. Most people chilled out around the chalet and spent a little time cleaning their bikes and stuff, and Deborah organised a trip to the local lake for a picnic [...]
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July 2, 2009
Well, it was a pretty full-on day! But we survived!!! 70Km, 6500m descending, and very sore arms…!
For those that don’t know, the “Passportes Du Soleil” is an event that is organised to celebrate the opening of the lifts in the Portes Du Soleil region to bikers every year. The event covers about 80km, 5 towns, [...]
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