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Tales Of Derring-Do
Has anyone done anything remotely exciting on skis lately?
Had an interesting bit of combat-skiing myself last week down from the back-side of Le Tour (Chamonix) ending up at the border crossing, above the hydro-electric power station. (For future reference we should have gone right at the small reservoir, NOT left). The Swiss border guards seemed a bit bemused, but did not stop us strolling by, as nonchalantly as we could, back into France. Took a good few hours to get all the twigs out of our gear though. We got a passing taxi to take us to Vallorcine only to find that the lift had broken down, so we had a nice lunch and took the train back. I can recommend the restaurant in Vallorcine by the rail-station, but don't expect to get good service if you speak to the waiter in English (however loudly) as he complained to us in French about an English party (they who believed that the comprehension of English is improved with increased, braying volume) who tried to do a runner without paying the bill. I claimed to be American, which in the circumstances was more acceptable, and believable as we looked like we'd just returned from a war zone. Sammy. |
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