Alptitude

Sorry this has taken so long to get set up and going. Once we got here many things took precedence to typing and posting photos, ridding ourselves of jet lag for instance. It seems to have taken much longer than I remember to get my head right and on a normal sleep pattern, luckily Jim says he's having the same problem so I can't simply chalk it up to age.

The weather has been crazy, much like home by the sound of it. We've been here six days and have had rain for half of those days. When they get rain here it is accompanied by thunder and lightning so there is far more entertainment than the storms at home usually offer up. The other day we had a rain storm that had to have dumped over an inch of rain in one afternoon. We went for a stroll in old town and the Northwesterner in us must have been obvious as the other tourists ran for cover as we simply put on our hoods and kept walking. When we returned home the only part that remained dry was what our jackets covered--our shirts pretty much. At one point I took off my waterlogged shoes and socks and walked barefoot over the cobblestone streets. Then Jim reminded me of the conductive nature of water just as huge bolt of lightning flashed. The shoes went back on.

Jim is mid way through his taper phase with the race only one week from today. Needless to say he is getting a bit more nervous thinking that at this time next week he'll be starting his cool down...the marathon. On the sidebar I've placed a link to the Ironman Live website where you can keep updated of Jim's progress through the race. His bib number is 1078, we believe. The web site has a section titled Live Race Coverage and there are several options from there.

We just got back from Mount Pilatus, we'll post photos soon and maybe a recap of the day.
Tchuss!