wednesday 20th november
we drove through france into switzerland as the mountains shrank and the colours
of autumn reappeared. it felt like we were leaving winter behind. we drove through
the goods to declare channel by mistake and i was in geneva when i should have
been at work. yep. typical roadtrip.
tuesday 19th november
the first thing i did when i woke up was put my mini-dv camera on my right
hand and point it through the condensation soaked window to see what kind
of day it was. i played the tape back and leapt out of bed. days are rarely
this good.
'it's a good day for boarding. blue sky.' said funky as he ate breakfast
in front of a glacier. i can't explain the rest of it all. we sat literally
on top of the world on thick fresh powder snow with clouds beneath us
in silence. our muscles were buzzing and tired, our noses red from the
air, lips dry from the sunlight. i turned my head 180 degrees, trying
to ingest the panorama i was seeing, ending up looking at funky who looked
up, narrowing his eyes through his orange lenses. '...nothing between
us and the heavens...' he said, verbalising his thoughts. in the smallest,
simplest sentence he summarised the whole day perfectly.
monday 18th november
roclette. funky's first day.
sunday 17th november
chas and shez babysat me while funky finished his first aid course. the
last two pictures are of the lodge's old and new fridges.
saturday 16th november
a white out which means fewer runs. james spotted my bindings were far too forward.
friday 15th november
funky was already on london bridge's platform 5 at 9.15 and there was enough time
to catch london's sunlight then an overcast gatwick. by geneva dusk had come and
gone so we drove the mercedes across the border and into the alps, stopping once
for all the things a petrol station can offer. as we snaked up to tignes we turned
a corner near le lac and caught the awe inspiting floodlit glacier.
i didn't know what to expect at the dragon lodge. the welcome was warm and
beery. it seems like a dragon lodge rule that the residents take the new arrivals
out on their first night. tonight it was us and pizza and crowded house and the
blue girl. just.
oh, and happy birthday jenniebean.
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