March 2010

It took me a while to update my website. Today is the 8th of May 2010!

I say it again. This entry comes very late. Reason: ( You may guess it ) I was extremely busy. Work, work, work. I guess I have to find a way to break out more often.

In March we decided that it´s time to visit Ramsau am Dachstein again. In the past we went there every winter for XC skiing but because of all the work with our new house we did not visit this great place for 3 years. This year we went there very late ( early March ) but found the place in deep winter with also very deep temperatures. Usually going there in late winter means lots of sun and daylight, sitting outside on the terrace eating lunch but also to ski in the warm and on melting snow. This year it was different. Winter came back and it was biting cold. The first day we had around -10 degrees Celsius but it was fine. The other 3 days we had "just" -5 but with a strong wind. It was so cold that we had to protect our faces with scarfs. The skiing trails were extremely hard and icy but we really enjoyed the stay. No doubt that we will come back next year.

For me it was a good opportunity to do something different beside my bicycle training. I plan to climb the Grossglockner again in June as I did last year and I really need some serious workout to get fit. It worked very well and after our vacation I felt stronger and started to ride my bikes as the weather improved.

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