Wednesday, January 13, 2010

More powder and a birthday cake

The second day of Kurt’s outdoor experience started better than expected. The three boys went to bed early having been completely exhausted from Tuesday’s tour, but in the morning the muscles felt less sore than feared. Maybe the blue sky did help to forget the pain. After a strengthening breakfast they set off again with Harry for some off-piste adventure whereas the destination on Wednesday was Warth, a neighbouring resort to Lech which can though not be reached with lifts. While the ascents were a bit shorter than the day before the descents on again untouched slopes were again breathtaking. Unfortunately around lunchtime the clear sky got covered with clouds, the visibility become more diffuse and the strength in the muscles got drained again so that the journey back to Lech felt much more like hard work but the 4 hour tour was still enjoyed by the three – the impressive views, untouched slopes and exciting descents outweighed the pain.

"Why eat cheese, meat and potatoes when I can have hard breadcrust?"

The journey back to Hoerbranz in the afternoon was used a sightseeing tour through the Bregenzerwald as the road connection between Lech and Warth was opened due to lack of snow and so Kurt and Stefan could also see this part of Vorarlberg. Once they reached home there was already a large group of people waiting for the skiers as the evening was dedicated to Jakob and the celebration of his 6 months birthday. On the menu was Raclette – a premiere for Kurt and Eva who liked it actually – and Heidi has prepared a cake with marzipan topping indicating the occasion for the junior. Jakob himself did join the adults by the table and fancied the food, but he was happy when he received some breadcrust to chew on. With that dinner a few nice days for Eva, Kurt and Stefan conclude (they return Thursday morning) and it was great that a large part of the family could be together for Jakob’s “half-anniversary”.

Jakob, Kerstin & Markus

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