It's been a 2 weeks and I am just now getting time to post. Anyway, we decided to go cross country skiing and it was fun. We really enjoyed ourselves. We took the track that was about 10km total but once we reached the 51/2 mark we decided we really wanted to do something a bit more challenging. :)
Off we go to the tracks up on the mountain. Mind you the ski lift was huge. The kind that go up so high they disappear in the clouds. Should have been a warning sign for us! However we jumped on up on that ski lift, never minding all the stares we are getting- they look down at our ski's and then back at us. Again, another warning sign!
We are standing and waiting for the lift to arrive and sweep us off our feet quite literally when all of a sudden we hear, take your back pack off sir! Then dwayne quickly realizes there isn't enough time to do that before the lift sweeps us off our feet. Swoosh! we are in the air and Dwayne is sitting with half a cheek on the chair! I'm having a panic attack. Soon he gets secured and we settle down to enjoy the views.
Man the view was amazing. Then all of sudden the chair lift picks up speed- okay, maybe it was flying this fast to begin with but the higher we go the faster it seems to go and the more nervous I get. I have ski's dangling and no bar - the thing is flying fast and did I say we were WAY HIGH IN THE SKY! My blood pressure is getting raised just thinking about it.
I laugh now but I looked at Dwayne with, the deer in the head lights look, and say ,all the while I'm laughing.., "I'm scared... I'm really scared! "
Which Dwayne replies, "Hold on we are almost there"...
Finally, we arrived at the top and all have to say is the moment I saw the hill I was about to be dropped off of was enough to make me wet my pants! :) LOL
Again, I can say this laughing but at the moment I was thinking, "Lord, really?"
We survived the landing. And the hill, I slid down on my bottom. :)
We get ready to head down and all I can say is that we were like, where is our trail? Finally, someone pointed us in the right direction. :)
Off we go!
It all started out fun and hilly, sorta. We were like man this is cool. Then the hills came.
Okay quick lesson on Cross country skiing.
1. longer than normal ski's
2. like really skinnny about 3 inches wide.
3. soft boot/ shoe
4. only your toe is clipped in....
5. the most important thing of all....
Little to no control for beginners!
Now, first hill-
Dwayne- "Oh, Oh, Oh............. Melissa becareful"
Melissa sees: Dwayne take off in front of me.. down he goes and all I hear is "Oh Oh... then nothing... and Melissa becareful".
I smiled because I assumed it was bad.. once I peak the top I see him "trying" to get up! :)
Off I go.. well, let's just say it wasn't pretty...... I was certain he'd be up before I reached him. In that moment, I learned the meaning of - the snow is fast.
We get up dust ourselves off and off we go again.
The next hill- we both look at eachother and smile... then try to encourage one another as we attempt to make it down without falling.
I fall down, Dwayne manages to make it.. to the end and then tumbles over.. losing his balance. Doesn't really count as a falling down.
Next big hill.... notice I said big. :)
We fall no need in saying any thing else...
Next hill.. we fall.... get the point..
Every hill we fall!
Finally, Dwayne wipes out- I laugh quietly and he says, "Forget it! when it hurts to fall it's no more fun!" I 'm like oh common.... then off I go... to my final fall.
I hit the track on my tail bone- at which point I scream in pain... Oh momma... oh momma! :) I have visions of being a child sledding down our neighborhood hill and our mom's sledding down seeing them hit the curb and seeing Betty wail out in pain....
OH- yeah it hurt/ hurts..... present tense!
LOL
AT which point I say, " I Quit! "
We unclip and proceed to walk a good 8 km down the side of the mountain! :)
Fast forward the next day-
Pain.... pain and more pain......
Needless to say- Dwayne has said, " NO MORE CROSS COUNTRY SKIING".
I'm game for anything twice.. so we'll see.
In Closing- the scenery was amazing - we had a great time laughing and screaming in pain. Not to mention we made some wonderful memories!
Off we go to the tracks up on the mountain. Mind you the ski lift was huge. The kind that go up so high they disappear in the clouds. Should have been a warning sign for us! However we jumped on up on that ski lift, never minding all the stares we are getting- they look down at our ski's and then back at us. Again, another warning sign!
We are standing and waiting for the lift to arrive and sweep us off our feet quite literally when all of a sudden we hear, take your back pack off sir! Then dwayne quickly realizes there isn't enough time to do that before the lift sweeps us off our feet. Swoosh! we are in the air and Dwayne is sitting with half a cheek on the chair! I'm having a panic attack. Soon he gets secured and we settle down to enjoy the views.
Man the view was amazing. Then all of sudden the chair lift picks up speed- okay, maybe it was flying this fast to begin with but the higher we go the faster it seems to go and the more nervous I get. I have ski's dangling and no bar - the thing is flying fast and did I say we were WAY HIGH IN THE SKY! My blood pressure is getting raised just thinking about it.
I laugh now but I looked at Dwayne with, the deer in the head lights look, and say ,all the while I'm laughing.., "I'm scared... I'm really scared! "
Which Dwayne replies, "Hold on we are almost there"...
Finally, we arrived at the top and all have to say is the moment I saw the hill I was about to be dropped off of was enough to make me wet my pants! :) LOL
Again, I can say this laughing but at the moment I was thinking, "Lord, really?"
We survived the landing. And the hill, I slid down on my bottom. :)
We get ready to head down and all I can say is that we were like, where is our trail? Finally, someone pointed us in the right direction. :)
Off we go!
It all started out fun and hilly, sorta. We were like man this is cool. Then the hills came.
Okay quick lesson on Cross country skiing.
1. longer than normal ski's
2. like really skinnny about 3 inches wide.
3. soft boot/ shoe
4. only your toe is clipped in....
5. the most important thing of all....
Little to no control for beginners!
Now, first hill-
Dwayne- "Oh, Oh, Oh............. Melissa becareful"
Melissa sees: Dwayne take off in front of me.. down he goes and all I hear is "Oh Oh... then nothing... and Melissa becareful".
I smiled because I assumed it was bad.. once I peak the top I see him "trying" to get up! :)
Off I go.. well, let's just say it wasn't pretty...... I was certain he'd be up before I reached him. In that moment, I learned the meaning of - the snow is fast.
We get up dust ourselves off and off we go again.
The next hill- we both look at eachother and smile... then try to encourage one another as we attempt to make it down without falling.
I fall down, Dwayne manages to make it.. to the end and then tumbles over.. losing his balance. Doesn't really count as a falling down.
Next big hill.... notice I said big. :)
We fall no need in saying any thing else...
Next hill.. we fall.... get the point..
Every hill we fall!
Finally, Dwayne wipes out- I laugh quietly and he says, "Forget it! when it hurts to fall it's no more fun!" I 'm like oh common.... then off I go... to my final fall.
I hit the track on my tail bone- at which point I scream in pain... Oh momma... oh momma! :) I have visions of being a child sledding down our neighborhood hill and our mom's sledding down seeing them hit the curb and seeing Betty wail out in pain....
OH- yeah it hurt/ hurts..... present tense!
LOL
AT which point I say, " I Quit! "
We unclip and proceed to walk a good 8 km down the side of the mountain! :)
Fast forward the next day-
Pain.... pain and more pain......
Needless to say- Dwayne has said, " NO MORE CROSS COUNTRY SKIING".
I'm game for anything twice.. so we'll see.
In Closing- the scenery was amazing - we had a great time laughing and screaming in pain. Not to mention we made some wonderful memories!
