Monday 17 February
Breakfast at 07:00 and today we are away by 07:45 for the
drive to Zauchensee.
It has snowed a lot overnight and the approach to
Zauchensee is a windy road that climbs through the trees to the town at the
top. We were here a couple of weeks ago and there was no snow on the ground but
today there is loads and more coming down as we arrive.
We are the first coach here and it doesn’t take long to
unload everybody and everything.
I am going to ski today and will join Chris’s group.
We start off on the gentle blue slopes but the visibility
is poor and the snow bumpy. It has snowed heavily since they bashed the piste
and in parts is lovely but in other parts is not so easy. Chris is an excellent
ski guide and it is great being with him and his group today. We stop for an
early lunch before going off towards Flachauwinkl in the afternoon. It is very
difficult now as the mist has descended and you can’t see very much. Not
enjoying this!
Chris soon realises that this is perhaps not the best
move and we make our way back to Zauchensee and slopes closer to the coach. I
think we are all relieved about this.
On the way back we are unanimous in a vote to see if we
want to stop for a drink. I am gasping and quickly drink a couple of bottles of
water. We are all sat around a big table and the owner of the restaurant sends
over five glasses of schnapps for the adults. Tastes a bit like cough medicine
but is nice and warming as it goes down!
We reach Zauchensee at 15:00 and I finish there as my
legs are tired and I keep falling over! They only have another hour so feel it is
time to stop.
I have enjoyed ski-ing with the boys – Adam, Owen, George
and Miss Lake (Anni), Chris, Candy, Ted and young Thomas.
I fell over a few times today but the funniest was
colliding with George bely to belly! He was coming down at speed as I turned
into the mountain to slow down. A coming together was inevitable as we bounced
off each other! Thankfully neither of us was at all hurt!
Once I have taken my ski’s back to the bus I collect
another €10.00 from the cash desk and keep my pass for tomorrow. It is great
ski-ing here for me as I receive a free lift pass every day (normal cost
€28.00), I have my own boots and Chris has an extra pair of skis and poles I
can use! All I have had to pay for is lunch and then I get the €10.00 back!!
There is a bit of a problem with a lost kid and an issue
with whose skis are whose but we eventually get away by 16:30 and arrive back
at the hotel by17:15. It is then straight into dinner as it is disco night
tonight.
We leave at 19:20 and in ten minutes are at the disco in
Golling. Brian is driving tonight so I am able to have a beer.
It is only our group in the disco and I join the adults
for a drink while Brian sits on the coach. It is an enjoyable few hours as we
let our hair down a bit. The round is eight bottles of beer and they are only
small bottles but a round costs €28.00. That is €3.50 a bottle! That is
expensive! We do receive a voucher for a free drink as we go in so the first
one is cheaper!
We leave here about 22:15 and are soon back at the hotel.
Brian goes off to bed but I decide to have a night cap
with some of the teachers that ends at 00:30!
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