Hiatus and Jump

My apologies for the long hiatus in blog posts. I'll do my best never to lapse that long again. Here are my excuses, we went for a long trip to Europe. One of the things we did was snowboarding in the French Alps. The weather was fantastic. Not far from the place where we stayed was this huge airbag, installed after a pretty steep ramp. I was told it was virtually impossible to hurt yourself jumping onto the bag. The first two jumps were awesome, but let me tell you, the third one was not painless... Here it is. You can see that the landing wasn't ideal.

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Switzerland Day 2-3-4-5-6

Wow, I had a blast snowboarding! I am still not able to sit properly because of a big bruise on my b-hind, and all my muscles are sore. You can imagine that the plane ride home was not exactly comfortable. Thumbling down a icy slope is a whole new experience at 40. I now own a tail protector (similar to a fat-suit for the hips, buns and thigh area... very flattering as you can imagine.) I rented a helmet and will soon get something to protect my knees as well. You might ask if it's worth it? It is! The mountains, the snow, the freedom, the beauty, it was completely worth hitting the back of my head quite a few times. I still have to make an appointment with my doctor to gage the extent of the brain damage inflicted... 

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