Tuesday was a travel day. Time to hire a car and head up into the mountains. We packed up our bags and went to retrieve the car via the obligatory Starbucks trip. We have a Chrysler Malibu which is not a bad car and most importantly, big enough to fit our clothes and the mountains... Continue Reading →
Exploring Boston
I'm starting to adjust to eastern standard time and have had a bit of a lazy lie in.... until 3.30am this morning. Yesterday was a day of exploring. It was a must to visit the Aquarium as Callan was bubbling with excitement so we decided to walk to the coast and take in the city... Continue Reading →
MIT Calls
First full day in Boston and where else to start but to go to Starbucks. Amy got herself a Boston travel mug which she was very proud of and the boys chose to have frappachinos. This would have been a good idea if it wasn't minus 2 outside meaning the moment we left we had... Continue Reading →
Boston Trip
This is the first time we've done a big trip like this and it not be a package holiday. We said if it goes well then this might be the way to ski for a while. Well, from London to Boston it could not have gone more seamlessly. Apart from the fact I'm writing this... Continue Reading →
Medi-evac
Last day skiing today and thankfully the weather was good. Much warmer than it has been over the last few days with sun and snow showers passing by in a brisk wind. We'd planned on heading out further today to a new part of the mountain and exploring some new runs. Although it was a... Continue Reading →
Snow sports level 3
The wind had really gotten up over night. At the top of the mountain it was gusting at 60mph. We'd begun to rely on a weather app Amy had found which had so far proved reliable and today it said the wind would be dropping later and the sun would be out. We weren't disappointed.... Continue Reading →
Pancakes please
There comes a point on any skiing holiday where getting out of bed becomes more difficult and today was the day. The boys were beginning to look a bit jaded but after force feeding them pancakes for breakfast the sugar rush seemed to do the trick. Callan also worked out how to use google translate... Continue Reading →
White out
We knew the weather was coming and today it definitely arrived. Each day we see our own Blizzard that we love dearly, well today we saw the meteorological version. It was an easy decision when we looked out the window whilst sitting at the breakfast table and could barely make out the mountains a matter... Continue Reading →
A happ-bee boy
Day two and it has to be said that we're all feeling the effects of yesterday. Amy crawled from her bed like a bear awakening from hibernation, except this one looked like crutches were required. By half past seven there was no sound from the adjoining room. I rang and someone sounding like Harrison answered.... Continue Reading →
Hola Canillo
Remind me to travel from Luton again. 20 minutes up the road, loads of shops and no way near as busy as Heathrow or Gatwick. In usual fashion we over estimated the time to get there and were sitting in the terminal with three hours to go... Breakfast was nice and there was plenty to... Continue Reading →
Race Day
Today has been another glorious day for skiing. Still loads of snow and not a cloud in the sky. If anything it’s been a little too warm as the snow got a bit soft this afternoon. It’s that time of the holiday when getting out of bed becomes more of a challenge. Not being used... Continue Reading →
Skidoo
It’s now 2130 and we’ve just got back. What an incredible trip and meal. We met our rep who walked us down to near the ski school to wait for our skidoo. The sound of a high powered motorbike began to rapidly approach and then in a cloud ice crystals our carriage had arrived. Hooked... Continue Reading →