Boxing Day 2014

Boxing Day is the designated staff day off for the chalets , so we had to fend for ourselves at breakfast oh the hardship ! but worse yet no lift to the slopes we had to walk to the bus station ! the first bus drove right past us it was full , the second bus managed to squeeze all 6 of us in ! it wasnt a long bus journey from the stop as we could still only ski in the avoriaz area there was a snowfall forcast for that night and the slopes were really needing it a white christmas would have been the best gift santa could ever give morzine , the cable car que was very small considering the bus`es were full  and this was the only area around with snow , 

          i went into the lost and found office in the hope somebody would have handed in my helmet but alas no , the girl in lost and found was very helpfull and took my details and number just in case ,and we set off for our second last ay on the slopes .we all now knew the pistes around this area very well and after a few morning runs a stop at the usual crepe and coffee hut things were settling into a decent days skiing for the conditions we just had be carefull for icy and muddy patches . i decided to go ski over the swiss side anne joined me and then later we bumped into david we found a run on the swiss side we enjoyed another good day regardless off the rapidly disapeering snow 

      no chalet staff for lifts home so myself and david and anne got the bus and marched up the hill to the chalet as the sun was setting . perfect timing no cake for us today ,but we had a restaurant in town booked for 7pm so we all got ready and marched in to town found the restaurant who seated the 9 of us at what we thought was our table .the waitress took our drinks order and 8 meal orders just as anne was puting in her order they top waiter came over and there was a bust up about a wrong booking and 9 people had arrived who were the real booking ! to cut a long story short we had to shift we got a free drink and were about to move on when they decided they could squeeze us in at another spot not as good a table but hey we were there and comfy , dinner was ok gerry and dave had snails i would have tried them but was worried about not liking my starter (coward ) . after dinner i talked mick gerry and thelma into beers at the irish bar i like the rest of the crew went home