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I’m in Kaprun for a few days courtesy of Diz at Over The Edge holidays. She’s showing us (Me and Sanny) what they do over here. We got in around midnight last night and e were up at 7 ready for an early start only to be met with heavy rain and cloud. The plan was to do a ride/lift combo up to 6000 feet and then spend most of the day doing a 10km descent! Instead we are sat in the hotel waiting for the cloud to lift and the rain to stop.

Funny thing happened on the Ryan Air Cattle Flight out..
Our flight attendant ‘leader’ was clearly Dutch. We worked this out from hish accshent. He was in charge of the flight ’safety’ talk and was really not happy when he didn’t get EVERYONES attention. After stopping half way through, the rest of his talk went something like this…

“Pleeesh! I need everyonesh attenshun. Thish is important and you ALL HAVE to lishun. Itsh legal! However(sh), if you don’t want to Lishun if you raish your hand now a flight attendant will come and help you and your bagsh leavesh the plane and you will not be flying anywheresh today.. For shure!”

There’s a bike event happening this weekend here called Bike Infection - got to love the Europeans and their cool turn of phrase when it comes to these things. Not sure what it’s actually about yet but Ryan Leech is in town doing some exhibition stuff so we have plans to catch up with him tomorrow.

Cloud looks to be lifting a bit now so going to go get some kit on… More later

Apologeesh to any Dutch readersh

Sanny’s turn now….

Hellosh!

Breakfast was a veritable cornucopia of meat products, pastries, nuttella and cereal which closely resembled the consistency of the bottom of a bird cage. I think I may well have made myself diabetic given the volume of food shoveled in. Fair play to the twists, they know how to put on an awesome spread. The only sour (kraut?) note was the couple of twists at the table across the room who snaffled all the chocolate croissants. Gits! Still, with the rain lashing down, they probably felt the need to demonstrate their efficiency in hoovering up the breakfast bar what with it being too wet to leave their towels by the pool……….Der Shanny

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