J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Tony, you deny your talent, your photos have great character. You have a good eye for composition, and the colours are stunning.

I rarely paint from photos, but a couple of yours, and one of Ise's could prove tempting.

I really like Greece, but since taking on our GD commitment, we only ever take a week in summer, and Greece needs a couple of weeks to do the journey justice.

Does leave more weeks for the winter though!

That's an utter bummer Tino. Stick to boarding in future, it must be marginally safer than cycling.

Out of interest were you wearing a cycling helmet? All my biking pals refuse to wear them.

If you don't get to Chile, the Tignes suggestion looks promising! :shock:

Take it easy, and watch out for the deutsche nurses!

Bandit, I'm a dab hand with a paint roller, (half the time than a brush, and better finish), also, plumbing, electrics, roof tiling, joinery, brickwork. What's more, I enjoy the creativeness of it all. So would love to help out.

Only one prob. After last winter, my Brownie point sack lies at it's lowest level of the year. This will have to be re-built gradually, throughout the remainder of the year, mostly using the aforesaid capabilities. The sack overflowed last yeare to nursing the OH through the broken leg, along with traing of two guide dogs.

On the bright side, have just returned from Menorca, having topped up the winter tan, knocked off another couple of seascapes, swum a couple of miles a day, and polished off a respectable quantity of alchohol.

A Swedish couple had arranged to buy one of the paintings, all proceeds to the GDA. We had arranged to meet them, on their last day, but were delayed, and missed them. Bit disapointing, but there is a plan....

Menorca ~ nice and quiet, but 15 Euros/day should you want 2 sunbeds and a brolly. That's why I sat under a tree for six hours, painting the view.

Hi Ski Girl,

Soll has one of the best churches in the Alps, you don´t have to be churchy to enjoy the quality of the place.

And if you want some free classical music, go to the church on a Tuesday evening, where the organist will be practicing his music. It feels like the New Years day concert from Vienna.

Look out also for a brass concert in the village hall, often held on a Friday evening.

All for free.

I am compelled to share my belief that ski length was the first regular metric item to be used in the UK.

Maybe.

Pablo Escobar wrote:You can't really generalise but I will. East=small icy mountains, West=bigger powdery ones.

Recomend the middle, Colorado. High, powder, closer than the west.

Ian Wickham wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

bandit wrote:Hi mikei, Saas-Fee is a great resort. The lifts go right up onto the glacier, which dominates the village. I guess it all depends on what you want from a resort. If the skiing/boarding is what you are after, then it's a great destination. If you are after partying and drinking, then there will be much cheaper places to have a good (and livelier) time.

BTW, make your posts in lower case, caps is considered to be shouting )

Some of us are hard of hearing...... :evil:

That's just because you are old ;)

Speak up :( :(

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE OLD! :wink:

Hi Craig,

There aren't really any advantages to booking this early, and if, for any reason your trip had to be cancelled, there would be disadvantages.

Enter the action into your diary TBA in early December.