The final day of skiing started with rain and drizzle. I was a bit concerned that this would mean the skiing may not be on, especially as it was slushy before. The temperature however, was dropping like a stone. In a weird weather scenario I’ve not experienced before as I loaded the car, the rain... Continue Reading →

The second day of skiing started with a few creeky bones. The weather was once again unseasonably warm which meant the top of the mountain was icy and the bottom a little slushy. It was beautifully clear and sunny which did mean we could get some good photos. In the morning we travelled the various... Continue Reading →

First day skiing had the instant requirement for 4 sets of skis. We’d brought ours with us but with the boys still growing we needed to go and hire them some. This meant a trip into Lake Placid first thing for a bite to eat and go to the hire shop. The town is really... Continue Reading →

Day 5 was travel day. Amy and I had been googling deals on hire cars the day before and sorted one out for collection. We agreed that Harrison and I would go and get it whilst Amy and Callan sorted the room and checked out. The best deal meant we had to go to La... Continue Reading →

The following account will be written by I, Harrison Gibbs, son of Amy and Rob. Started the day off with a lazy morning. I looked over to see mum and dad shovelling through heaps of car rental companies to get a vehicle to drive to Lake Placid with. After a few minutes of lying there... Continue Reading →

We are definitely all feeling the pace of city breaks on the legs. Although we’re still going to sleep at about 8pm locally, the boys particularly are doing the teenager thing of sleeping in late. The plan for the day was a bit of shopping and then do the 9/11 museum. It started with a... Continue Reading →

The second day started early with the jet lag still in play. We decided with the weather due to be so good that we would go and watch the sunrise. It was due to come up at 0656 but we’d already been awake since 0300 so it seemed like mid morning. The first stop was... Continue Reading →

Just putting on this mornings drama so far.. Arrived for concierge parking. Seemed all good but had put one day less on the parking than I intended. Might get an extra charge. The big one. I had filled out my ticket as Rob and not Robert. They said I couldn’t fly. I had to ring... Continue Reading →