Monday, January 13, 2014
Day 1
January 13, 2014
Day 1:
Travel day: Salt Lake City-Detroit-Frankfurt-and drive nonstop for 7 hours to Seiser Alm, Italy. The Atlanta flight, the original plan with a much shorter drive was all non-reved out so we had to go to plan B fly into Frankfurt via Detroit which means only an 8 hour drive vs. a hour drive.
(Seiser Alm, is the largest high altitude Alpine meadow in Europe. Located in northern Italy in the Dolomites mountain range, it is a major tourist attraction, known for skiing and hiking.
Bill is the brains of this operation. Me? I just try to hang on because if Bill was electricity he would be a full 220 volts. Bill is also a very good planner here is a sample email highlighting this ability in red below:
Friday 17: Busy day. Drive to Lienz, Austria (2:54 drive time). Pick up race bibs. Stop at bank to deposit € for apartment. Get wax report. Stop at Spar Market for groceries. Check into apartment (3 nights). Wax for weekend races. Around 6:30pm walk down to the Opening Ceremony and watch night sprints and party in the city center. The apartment has a Thermos so we can take our own hot Jägertee.
Saturday 18: Drive to the race in Obertilliach, Austria (:45 drive time). Dolomitenlauf 42K classic for me and 21K classic for you. Races start at a civilized 10am.
Sunday 19: Walk down to the Lienz Sports Zentrum for the start of the Dolomitenlauf 60K skate race. Race starts at 10am. You'll finish around 2pm. Race finishes in city center Lienz. Hang around at finish. Drink beer. Walk home.
Monday 20: Drive to Cavalese, Italy (3:04 drive time). Check into apartment (7 nights). Sauna, steam.
Tuesday 21: Ski, sauna, steam.
Wednesday 22: Ski, sauna, steam.
Thursday 23: Ski, sauna, steam.
Friday 24: Ski, sauna, steam.
Saturday 25: Wax for race. Sauna, steam.
Sunday 26: Marcialonga 70k classic. Early get-up. Short walk to the bus to ride to the race start in Moena. Race finish is 50 meters from our apartment. You'll finish the race between 2 and 3 pm. Sauna, steam. Party in the piazza, watch the last skier finish about 7pm followed by fireworks. End the day in the hot tub drinking procceco.
Monday 27: Two possible scenarios. We'll talk. A) O'darkthirty departure to drive to Munich (drive time 4:05) to fly home flight131 departs MUC at 9:40am. B)Sleep-in and drive either to a friends house in Nürnberg or a hotel somewhere to fly home Tuesday the 28th.
Day 1:
Travel day: Salt Lake City-Detroit-Frankfurt-and drive nonstop for 7 hours to Seiser Alm, Italy. The Atlanta flight, the original plan with a much shorter drive was all non-reved out so we had to go to plan B fly into Frankfurt via Detroit which means only an 8 hour drive vs. a hour drive.
(Seiser Alm, is the largest high altitude Alpine meadow in Europe. Located in northern Italy in the Dolomites mountain range, it is a major tourist attraction, known for skiing and hiking.
Bill is the brains of this operation. Me? I just try to hang on because if Bill was electricity he would be a full 220 volts. Bill is also a very good planner here is a sample email highlighting this ability in red below:
Here's our flightplan:
Monday 13: Fly SLC to ATL ????? ATL to Munich (MUC) flight 130 departs ATL at 4:40pm. Plan B is ATL to STR, Stuttgart).
Tuesday 14: Arrive Munich at 7:50am. Pick up car. Coffee-up. Drive south over the Brenner Pass to Seiser Alm, Italy (3:55 drive time). Stop in the town of Castleruth for groceries. Arrive Seiser Alm about pm. Check into hotel (3 nights, our car will stay parked). Ski, sauna, steam.
Wednesday 15: Ski, sauna, steam.
Thursday 16: Wax for race. Moonlight Classic 15k (us) or 30k classic technique race starts at 8pm. You'll finish around 9:30. I'll have a vin brulé or beer ready for you at the finish. Let me know your preference. Race start and finish is 1k from our hotel. Polka party.
Tuesday 14: Arrive Munich at 7:50am. Pick up car. Coffee-up. Drive south over the Brenner Pass to Seiser Alm, Italy (3:55 drive time). Stop in the town of Castleruth for groceries. Arrive Seiser Alm about pm. Check into hotel (3 nights, our car will stay parked). Ski, sauna, steam.
Wednesday 15: Ski, sauna, steam.
Thursday 16: Wax for race. Moonlight Classic 15k (us) or 30k classic technique race starts at 8pm. You'll finish around 9:30. I'll have a vin brulé or beer ready for you at the finish. Let me know your preference. Race start and finish is 1k from our hotel. Polka party.
Friday 17: Busy day. Drive to Lienz, Austria (2:54 drive time). Pick up race bibs. Stop at bank to deposit € for apartment. Get wax report. Stop at Spar Market for groceries. Check into apartment (3 nights). Wax for weekend races. Around 6:30pm walk down to the Opening Ceremony and watch night sprints and party in the city center. The apartment has a Thermos so we can take our own hot Jägertee.
Saturday 18: Drive to the race in Obertilliach, Austria (:45 drive time). Dolomitenlauf 42K classic for me and 21K classic for you. Races start at a civilized 10am.
Sunday 19: Walk down to the Lienz Sports Zentrum for the start of the Dolomitenlauf 60K skate race. Race starts at 10am. You'll finish around 2pm. Race finishes in city center Lienz. Hang around at finish. Drink beer. Walk home.
Monday 20: Drive to Cavalese, Italy (3:04 drive time). Check into apartment (7 nights). Sauna, steam.
Tuesday 21: Ski, sauna, steam.
Wednesday 22: Ski, sauna, steam.
Thursday 23: Ski, sauna, steam.
Friday 24: Ski, sauna, steam.
Saturday 25: Wax for race. Sauna, steam.
Sunday 26: Marcialonga 70k classic. Early get-up. Short walk to the bus to ride to the race start in Moena. Race finish is 50 meters from our apartment. You'll finish the race between 2 and 3 pm. Sauna, steam. Party in the piazza, watch the last skier finish about 7pm followed by fireworks. End the day in the hot tub drinking procceco.
Monday 27: Two possible scenarios. We'll talk. A) O'darkthirty departure to drive to Munich (drive time 4:05) to fly home flight131 departs MUC at 9:40am. B)Sleep-in and drive either to a friends house in Nürnberg or a hotel somewhere to fly home Tuesday the 28th.
Questions, comments, suggestions, complaints?
Cheers,
Bill
This is our our journey let's see what happens.
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