Brugge / Bruges - Belgium
23 04 2004Sunday River X Country & Donwhill Skiing
28 03 2004it
We drove West towards the Sunday River Ski area (Bethel,
Maine).
Cross country skiing on Saturday was great, apart from the
downhill bits on thin packed snow & ice. Nothing but fun on the flat &
going uphill, but I couldn’t quite get the skis to grip on the way down and fell
a few times while the tips of those boots stay locked in. Ouch! Horrible for the
ankles and no soft landing either. It probably would have been better without
the wintry mix earlier in the season.
This morning I had a first
skiing initiation class. Great thing was, I was the only pupil Scott, my
trainer was absolutely great! Rather than getting on the snow after 45 minutes,
we were out the door in 15 After a little bit of practice on the flat with
one ski and some turning & stopping practice amongst other things; we
started using the small tow lift. In no time we went up higher with the medium
lift & then used the main lift to get to the top of the green slopes after
an hour. Wow. I couldn’t believe it! It was like magic. Riding the big ski lift,
slopes everywhere you look … and I’m just a newbie! Things went really well. I
hit the snow a few times, but at least it was soft After 4 rides we tried a
blue trail, but that was a bit too challenging. A matter of technique &
confidence … I need a bit more mileage for the next level 
After
the class I skied some more in the afternoon, but I was really getting tired,
both in my legs & brain. One thing is sure: I’ll ski again! And I won’t
forget the sunscreen and will be wearing gloves
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Visited states
11 03 2004
I guess we have not been sitting still, when we’ve been in this many
states in 4 years. Granted, some states were just a brief visit in a certain
town or area; or a stop on the way to other destinations (and thus not a tourist
vacation within that state); but it is still cool to see I’ve been in over half
the states … in 4 years. We need frequent driver miles on top of our frequent
flyer miles, as a lot of these were not by air. WINK
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Boston weekend
8 03 2004
We’re back from Boston, safe and well. Driving was not too bad,
though I did leave the car parked once we were there! Massachusetts = dangerous
drivers and they sure haven’t lost their habits yet. The weather wasn’t very
cooperative photography wise the first 2 days, but it was nevertheless a nice
visit. We enjoyed our stay at the Westin
Copley Place (though our reserved room type was not available). I
walked the Freedom
Trail and popped in the Cambridge Apple
Store, taking advantage of the fact that I actually was near an Apple
store once.
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