More work than play today

I woke up to a cold and rainy day which was the perfect motivation to spend most of the day catching up on the workload. The timezone difference is not making too much difference, I've got into the habit of an early start (which has the added benefit of leaving the best part of the day free to play and explore), this also allows me to work with Kaycee back in the office, this is mostly done by Skype instant messaging, which works well, it's quite an efficient way of doing things. We are also able to collaborate on documents using Sharepoint, as well as any accounting through Quickbooks Online, all in all we are both getting used to working this way and it's definitely "working".

I was very pleased to have had a very productive workday so decided to head into Bourg d Oisans for my daily espresso and pastry at my favourite bakery, only to arrive there and it was closed. The shops here seem to open and close at various times, mostly having several hours off during the day, it's quite refreshing really, its a pity the same doesn't happen in Australia rather than the 24/7 lifestyle we are now used to, unfortunately I can't see this changing, hopefully regional France will not go the same way.

Anyway all was not  lost, I found another bakery and bought myself a pastry and then went and found a nice espresso, the good news is that they all seem to make great coffee and cheap, around €1.20 gets you a great coffee.

The clouds had lifted by the time I'd finished my coffee so I decided I may as well get out for a late afternoon ride. I opted for a shorter but hard hitout, thought I'd see how fast I could ride up Col d Ornon, a short but tough little climb, only 6.4kms but an elevation gain of 353m, I hit it hard and was very pleased to claim 2nd place on the Strava King of the Mountain for the climb, happy days.

Then it was back to my  apartment for a hot shower, the daily red wine, cheese and bread followed by dinner.

Another great day in the French Alps !!!!!