Alpe d'Huez 26 July
This morning we woke up at around 8:30. We had a bit of a sleep-in. It was clear and sunny and predicted to get past 30 degrees.
We got dressed, had breaky, cleaned our teeth and brushed our hair. The usual. After we got ready we quickly had a look at our blogs and started some more blogposts. A little while later Mum and Elodie went to do the washing. Mum and Elodie came back up and we went to the shops. Dad set off on his bike because he was doing a triathlon (the Alpe D' Huez) and the rest of us went on foot.
We walked to the shops and then we set off to the chairlift. We said goodbye to Dad who was riding down the mountain to the race start in a nearby valley town.
We bought our tickets and then we went up on the gondola (cable car)! The views were amazing. We were blown away by the views. We had so much fun going up the lift.
We first got of at Lac Blanc at 2700m altitude. We had biscuits, eclairs and a donut. Yum!
We then found out that you could go up higher on a second gondola so of course we did. We got on the big gondola and we set off steeply up the mountain. The views were spectacular and our eyes could not get enough of the views!!!!
We got off and took a few pictures and then we had a bit of a walk around. We didn't go to far though!! We were at Pic Blanc which was 3330m above sea level. That's roughly 6660 baguettes high!!!!
Then we got back on the gondola and we got off on the stop below us. We went for a small hike and we found some snow and we started a snowball fight between the four of us. Elodie reckons she won by far. We had so much fun!! We made a snow face (we think it looks a bit like dad), we made our names in the snow with rocks and we even slid down the mountain.
Dad said his race was incredible with many memorable bits like riding down around the nearby mountains for 30km to the lake in a nearby valley for the race start, swimming in the clear blue beautiful lake (16 degrees water temp), riding up Alpe d'Huez (even though it was boiling), and then running around the ski resort for the run leg. He said it was very hot, near 40 degrees in the valley and on the mountain climb. It was 35 degrees in the village where we were but it was cooler up at the very top of the mountains.
We went home and Mum made dinner. We had chicken pasta.
We had such a fun day!!
Did you know that Alpe d'Huez is one of the most famous ski resorts in the world. Yes we are surrounded by ski lifts. It is a mecca for summer sports too - biking, mountain biking, paragliding, trekking, even clay pidgeon shooting. The mountain climb up the 20 or so switchbacks is probably the most famous stage of the Tour de France (didn't feature this year though). In 1968 Alpe d'Huez hosted the bobsleigh event as part of the the Grenoble Winter Olympics. Annecy is bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics and as part of that bid some events may be held at Alpe d'Huez if the bid is successful.
The Creber Girls xxx
This morning we woke up at around 8:30. We had a bit of a sleep-in. It was clear and sunny and predicted to get past 30 degrees.
We got dressed, had breaky, cleaned our teeth and brushed our hair. The usual. After we got ready we quickly had a look at our blogs and started some more blogposts. A little while later Mum and Elodie went to do the washing. Mum and Elodie came back up and we went to the shops. Dad set off on his bike because he was doing a triathlon (the Alpe D' Huez) and the rest of us went on foot.
We walked to the shops and then we set off to the chairlift. We said goodbye to Dad who was riding down the mountain to the race start in a nearby valley town.
We bought our tickets and then we went up on the gondola (cable car)! The views were amazing. We were blown away by the views. We had so much fun going up the lift.
We first got of at Lac Blanc at 2700m altitude. We had biscuits, eclairs and a donut. Yum!
We then found out that you could go up higher on a second gondola so of course we did. We got on the big gondola and we set off steeply up the mountain. The views were spectacular and our eyes could not get enough of the views!!!!
We got off and took a few pictures and then we had a bit of a walk around. We didn't go to far though!! We were at Pic Blanc which was 3330m above sea level. That's roughly 6660 baguettes high!!!!
The indicator board said there was a chance of an avalanche but it was very unlikely to happen. We had amazing views all around the Alps. It was beautiful and clear.
Then we got back on the gondola and we got off on the stop below us. We went for a small hike and we found some snow and we started a snowball fight between the four of us. Elodie reckons she won by far. We had so much fun!! We made a snow face (we think it looks a bit like dad), we made our names in the snow with rocks and we even slid down the mountain.
We then caught the cable car back down to the town and then we went to watch the rest of Dads triathlon. We saw Dad on the bike coming into town then going into transition. We were yelling and screaming like crazy!! Then we saw Dad finishing at the end of the run and it was so cool!
Dad said his race was incredible with many memorable bits like riding down around the nearby mountains for 30km to the lake in a nearby valley for the race start, swimming in the clear blue beautiful lake (16 degrees water temp), riding up Alpe d'Huez (even though it was boiling), and then running around the ski resort for the run leg. He said it was very hot, near 40 degrees in the valley and on the mountain climb. It was 35 degrees in the village where we were but it was cooler up at the very top of the mountains.
We went home and Mum made dinner. We had chicken pasta.
We had such a fun day!!
Did you know that Alpe d'Huez is one of the most famous ski resorts in the world. Yes we are surrounded by ski lifts. It is a mecca for summer sports too - biking, mountain biking, paragliding, trekking, even clay pidgeon shooting. The mountain climb up the 20 or so switchbacks is probably the most famous stage of the Tour de France (didn't feature this year though). In 1968 Alpe d'Huez hosted the bobsleigh event as part of the the Grenoble Winter Olympics. Annecy is bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics and as part of that bid some events may be held at Alpe d'Huez if the bid is successful.
The Creber Girls xxx
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