Travel

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Fri Dec 10th, day before opening

Untitled from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. Pascal from the local helicopter service came by to brief us on the do’s and don’ts when working with the helicopter. The service is called in for evac and avy work Pascal had some other stops to make and left the daisy bell behind […]

Friday Nov 27th Greolieres – Cagnes sur mer

The search for our Thanksgiving dinner had led us to the little town Greolieres. An awesome medieval town nest old in some south facing cliffs perfect for paragliding take off.  The town had a great vibe and we camped out in the local Townsquare without any problems.  We finally made […]

T-day Nov 26th Gorge du verdon

Today the tour took us from our picturesque camp spot at lac du St Croix, through the Pallud sur Verdon, along the Route de Crete, through Castellano where we had a double sunset and ended up in the lovely town of Greolieres. Leaving a special lake from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. Palud […]

Wed Nov 25th onto the… Provençe

After two days in the park, it’s time to get moving again and head down to the town of Moustiers Saint Marie in the Provonce. This is the gateway to the world-famous gorge of the Verdon. Our drive will take us through the town of Gap which is a perfect opportunity […]

Tue Nov 24th Parc Nat’l Les Ecrins

Écrins National Park (French: Parc national des Écrins) is one of the ten French national parks. It is located in the south-eastern part of France and consists in a mountainous region of the Dauphiné Alps, south of Grenoble and north of Gap, shared between the départements of Isère and Hautes-Alpes.It […]

Monday Nov 23rd ROADTRIP

I signed a promisary note to the Compagnie du Blanc and dropped it off at HR.We have 10 days before the medical refresher starts, so I ask my bosses if we could skip town to go and see some of the  French countryside. Since so many people in Chamonix speak English I […]

Nov 19th …big day

Yesterday was probably one of the bigger days in a string of big days… As Rachel and I were waiting on the parking lot at La Flégère, minutes after 11 am, there was movement in the cable car. We about choked when a spitting image of Craig, my boss in […]

Nov 4th arrival in .de

Impressive to see A380 Airbusses on the Frankfur tarmac like they are a dime a dozen. Between, 3 pairs of ski’s, 2 pairs of ski boots, snowboard and snowboard boots, a tandem paraglider, camera gear and winter clothing we had just over 400lbs including carry-on luggage, a total of $500 […]

Oct 31, Halloween

Exactly 20 days after our visit at the Consulate in crazy Sta. Monica, Ca. – FedEx pulled through in an overnighter:2 books w long stay/ work visa’s for France. The gateway to owning vehicle’s, opening bank acts, and access to healthcare. It’s been a fun month, from being inspired by […]

October 10th …and two

Finally, October 10th, one last time I fold the toilet paper in a little triangle for our next renters. This is the second time in ten days where we are handing over the keys to one of our domiciles. We are officially homeless. We picked Mayday up in Winterpark the […]

October 1st …Movement

One down, one to go… Today Katie and Kaitlyn are moving in at #733, this also means we are moving out. We’re no way near ready and packed but we asked them for one final favor: to go flying together once more this season. It is fall, I love how my […]