Day 2 and for something a little more adventurous.... Dirt scootering down the Alps!!! No more to be said really! Pictures and videos show the story. Then back to hotel again for swim, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, dinner and pack to move on! *** Not reported at the time, 2 minutes into the scootering I (Sarah) take a tumble and hit my head, luckily I was wearing a helmet. As I was shouting for Louise (a good sign apparantly) I literally felt my body shut down a...

Catching up on the days exploring Alps Leysin... The most amazing landscape and awe inspiring views, we took the cable car to the summit and walked an easy trail to the next peak for hot chocolate and returned to cable car back down. Easy for most but I (Louise) managed to slip on the mud and we both had to stop to catch our breath!!! I blame the altitude!!! The attached photos tell the story of our wander amongst the bell bearing cows and vertical terrain. We th...

So normal business has been resumed and Louise is literally driving me up the mountains and I am an emotional wreck...... Hairpins in a car "for what it is built for" don't cut it with me...... However I love the fact that I have lived through an episode of Top Gear and now am in an amazing place courtesy of laterooms.com (the cheapest room in Switzerland and on our road). The view is remarkable and the food ( be warned the rest of this blog will reference) was p...

So we are now properly on our adventure! After days of feeling like we were fleeing and playing some bit part in an American movie..... 3 days recuperating from the expected teachers holiday flu in a ground floor F1 hotel......we are heading towards Switzerland. Today we drove through Paris and headed into Dijon bought some mustard as you do..... we are filling our time mainly making up dodgy jokes.... Today's offering.... Heard this breaking headline earlier.. M...

A chilled drive towards Paris, stop off for a walk and ice cream at Chantilly. Resting up in F1 hotel with medicine for my 'teacher' bugs, Sarah plotting next few days..... This will get more exciting soooooon. Oh and weather good too!!!