Vacation picture dump (20 Viewers)

[ekricket]

Some Antarctica photos. Going there we luckily arrived in Buenos Aires the day after their soccer team. The place was still a mess along the freeway but at least we could get through! These are just fine on my phone, of course we have a million more in cameras and go pros.
But a great trip, absolutely beautiful, we got lucky on the weather. We did a base camp thing where you made landfall twice a day and did two zodiac tours a day. 24 hr daylight makes it possible anytime!

 

[Eriks]

Some Antarctica photos. Going there we luckily arrived in Buenos Aires the day after their soccer team. The place was still a mess along the freeway but at least we could get through! These are just fine on my phone, of course we have a million more in cameras and go pros.
But a great trip, absolutely beautiful, we got lucky on the weather. We did a base camp thing where you made landfall twice a day and did two zodiac tours a day. 24 hr daylight makes it possible anytime!

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Thanks for sharing, looks incredible!

 

[Mr Winberg]

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I might be uppladdning some snow pron during the next week...

Amazing day today!! First hours were spent in Meribel, here's a pic from one of the peaks:

Then Val Thorens the rest of the day. The views in Val Thorens are truly incredible! The highest peak is 3200 meters. Here's a pic from there:

This gif is from around 2700. Val Thorens village to the right, Les Menuires further down the valley.

 

[CraigT78]

Quick trip to Anchorage to visit UAA, but first a tour of the Matanuska glacier.

 

[Mr Winberg]

Today we skied in Courchevel. This is the valley I enjoy the most out of Les 3 Vallées. Here's a gif of the start of the men's downhill run for the 2023 alpine world ski championships. Sadly, but understandably, it is currenlty closed for the public.

Well deserved:

 

[Mr Winberg]

Another great day! Not 3 digits just yet, but getting there...

I walked by where the slalom and GS events will take place in the world championships in February.

Is anyone betting against Shiffrin? I'm certainly not! She'll take 2 golds...at least!

One thing I love about these trips is rounding off a day with a beer up in the mountains

Nice and relaxing! But then we just happened to ski past Folie Douce on our way down....

I prefer Austrian after-ski in general, but Folie Douce was pretty amazing! I wish I could say that the ski-run down to the valley afterwards was uneventful...

 

[Coyote]

Another great day! Not 3 digits just yet, but getting there...
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I walked by where the slalom and GS events will take place in the world championships in February.
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Is anyone betting against Shiffrin? I'm certainly not! She'll take 2 golds...at least!

One thing I love about these trips is rounding off a day with a beer up in the mountains
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Nice and relaxing! But then we just happened to ski past Folie Douce on our way down....
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I prefer Austrian after-ski in general, but Folie Douce was pretty amazing! I wish I could say that the ski-run down to the valley afterwards was uneventful...

After Courchevel, you should visit Kurvelesh in Northern Epirus (in Greek terminology) or south Albania (in Muslim Albanian terminology)
Where the Greek Army defeated the Italian Fascist Army and bands of irregular Albanian Muslims.
Magical scenery and lots of monuments of hatred from both sides, to make your trip unforgettable

 

[Mr Winberg]

After Courchevel, you should visit Kurvelesh in Northern Epirus (in Greek terminology) or south Albania (in Muslim Albanian terminology)
Where the Greek Army defeated the Italian Fascist Army and bands of irregular Albanian Muslims.
Magical scenery and lots of monuments of hatred from both sides, to make your trip unforgettable

How's the skiing there?

 

[Coyote]

How's the skiing there?

Impaired by uncleared minefields and UXOs, 80 years later

 

[Mr Winberg]

The clouds never reached our altitude today

Finally 3 digits!

 

[Mr Winberg]

Lots of clouds today...but they didn't reach us! ;-) Here you can see the village where we're staying, Meribel-Mottaret, just high enough to avoid the clouds. Meribel further down the valley wasn't as lucky.

From a bit closer:

Last day tomorrow!

 

[AlbinoDragon]

Lots of clouds today...but they didn't reach us! ;-) Here you can see the village where we're staying, Meribel-Mottaret, just high enough to avoid the clouds. Meribel further down the valley wasn't as lucky.
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From a bit closer:
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Last day tomorrow!

Some of my favorite times at the observatory are when it's clear at the scopes but there is fog in the valley below. It gives an added sense of being "above it all".

Great pics!!

 

[Coyote]

Some of my favorite times at the observatory are when it's clear at the scopes but there is fog in the valley below. It gives an added sense of being "above it all".

Great pics!!

Off-topic: Man, I love your location. I had to google what a saguaro is.
Prior to that, I thought that saguaros were something blood-thirsty, like jaguaros

 

[Mr Winberg]

I'm on the plane now flying back from an amazing ski trip in Les 3 Vallées. I've said it before and I'll say it again: When given the choice, I'll pick a ski trip over a week at the beach every single time.

I'm already thinking of next year! I'm flying past Matterhorn as I'm writing this, so maybe Zermatt?

A word of warning: Never ever get a ski tracker app, it'll make you do really stupid things. On a completely separate note, here's my record for the week:

On another completely separate note, I'll probably need surgery when I get home. I can't lift my thumb, I think a ligament is torn off or something. #worthit

 

[warma]

I'm on the plane now flying back from an amazing ski trip in Les 3 Vallées. I've said it before and I'll say it again: When given the choice, I'll pick a ski trip over a week at the beach every single time.

I'm already thinking of next year! I'm flying past Matterhorn as I'm writing this, so maybe Zermatt?
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A word of warning: Never ever get a ski tracker app, it'll make you do really stupid things. On a completely separate note, here's my record for the week:
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On another completely separate note, I'll probably need surgery when I get home. I can't lift my thumb, I think a ligament is torn off or something. #worthit

Max speed up, average down. Interesting.

 

[Mr Winberg]

Max speed up, average down. Interesting.

Yeah, last day n all, I was probably holding back on average.

I really like stats like this. It's a fun read at the apres-ski

 

[doublebooyah85]

I'm on the plane now flying back from an amazing ski trip in Les 3 Vallées. I've said it before and I'll say it again: When given the choice, I'll pick a ski trip over a week at the beach every single time.

I'm already thinking of next year! I'm flying past Matterhorn as I'm writing this, so maybe Zermatt?
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A word of warning: Never ever get a ski tracker app, it'll make you do really stupid things. On a completely separate note, here's my record for the week:
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On another completely separate note, I'll probably need surgery when I get home. I can't lift my thumb, I think a ligament is torn off or something. #worthit

"I'm on the plane now flying back from an amazing ski trip in Les 3 Vallées. I've said it before and I'll say it again: When given the choice, I'll pick a ski trip over a week at the beach every single time."

BOOYAH!

 

[Mr Winberg]

BOOYAH!

Fuck yeah!! DOUBLE BOOYAH!!!

 

[Mr Winberg]

I'll probably need surgery when I get home. I can't lift my thumb, I think a ligament is torn off or something. #worthit

So it turns out the tendon to my thumb is torn off. It can't be sown together. My options according to the doctor are:

1. Transplant a certain tendon from my wrist that doesn't have a function. But not everyone had this tendon, and I'm one of them.

2. Transplant a tendon from behind the achilles. There is a risk that this will affect my active lifestyle, e.g. running, skiing etc.

3. Redirect a tendon from the index finger to the thumb. This will most likely mean that I won't be able to fully extend the index finger. It will most likely affect my job since I type a lot.

4. Do nothing. The thumb can still do a lot of its jobs, but I can't lift it upwards (e.g. when placing the palm on a table I can't lift it towards the ceiling).

1 is out since I don't have that tendon. I think 2 is out as well, it feels like having a sweet pot to win (the thumb), but I need to call a really large bet (skiing, running, etc). I need to decide quickly, as the muscle that pulls the tendant will die soon.

Thankfully, there's no stress with 3. It can be done at any time.

Right now I feel like going for 4 and evaluating. I can always choose 3 later.

Thoughts? Any PCF doctors that care to weigh in?

#notworthit

 

[warma]

Does it impact your card playing or chip shuffling abilities?

 

[bernielomax]

@NotRealNameNoSir - Penguin pictures here

 

[Mr Winberg]

Does it impact your card playing or chip shuffling abilities?

We'll see at the #stockholmsyndrome meetup

 

[CraigT78]

Stop #1 - Munich Germany

 

[CraigT78]

More Munich pictures.

 

[allforcharity]

Just got off an 80's themed cruise. Here's a video of me on stage with Bret Michaels leading an auditorium full of people to sing him Happy Birthday (he turns 60 on Wednesday). Downtown Julie Brown is also there (this was question period during an interview). One of the big highlights of a great vacation!

https://www.facebook.com/messenger_...AG2Hb_yNBJ91IWG01nLsf327&thread_id=1094130558

 

[timinater]

 

[CraigT78]

Second stop - Salzburg Austria

Went to a cooking class - made apple strudel and a Salzburg Knockle.

 

[CraigT78]

Salzburg day #2 - Sound of Music tour.

 

[CraigT78]

Some spring flowers popping up!

And the reason I haven't found @Perthmike

 

[TheBigTater]

Salzburg day #2 - Sound of Music tour.

-1 for no picture of you spinning around in a hillside meadow.