Over the last 4 weeks Barbara and I have gone from cruising the Nile in brilliant sunshine and warmth to freezing our backsides off on the snowy slopes of the Arinsal ski resort in Andorra. From the sublime to the ridiculous you might say.
We had a great time in both places of course but sitting here typing this out today as the snow falls outside the office and the UK comes to a grinding halt I can honestly say if I had to choose between the two destinations now I’d be back to Luxor like a shot.
I’m just hearing that Liverpool and Manchester Airports are closed and all flights have stopped and we were told last night that Liverpool had run out of grit which must have made travelling into work this morning a lot of fun!!
We’re located between Liverpool and Southport on the coast in a place called Formby and normally we get slightly different weather than Liverpool but the snow started about an hour ago and its already pretty white outside the office windows.
When we were travelling to Andorra on the 20th of December Manchester Airport was closing down as we checked in and we ended up eventually being coached down to Luton Airport and we finally arrived at our Andorran hotel 24 hours later than was planned. During that time we were on three planes (that didnt’ take off) and two different coaches, sleeping when and where we could. So I really feel for those passengers trying to get out of Liverpool and Manchester Airports today.
The funny thing is, looking back on the experience, we actually had a lot of fun whilst the chaos was going on and the holiday we enjoyed when we finally reached our destination was fabulous. Perhaps one of the best family holidays we have ever had. I suppose it’s all down to your approach to things. The old “glass half full – glass half empty” approach to life.
Anyway today’s photo is of Barbara and her tasteful day-glow orange ski outfit standing on the snowy slopes of Arinsal, Andorra. I know its’ not very “nile cruisey” but I just thought it matched the weather we are all experiencing today.
