My MTB family holiday snaps!

[Polly]

Just got back from two weeks in the Alps (Verbier, Switzerland for me - though the kids visited Morzine, France too)As you'll see - we had a fair few injuries - all part of the fun though eh? :D

pics here (http://www.doubleard.co.uk/gallery/Verbier_06/verbier%2006/index.html)

Cheers

Polly

[Veronica]

Wow! I want to go there! Looks like a blast, but you have to explain the how the girls got hurt. Did the one with the face owie ride after getting hurt?

V.

[Polly]

HI Veronica...

My youngest daughter was coming down a steep rocky - cobbled trail, she was nearly at the bottom when she hit a bump/rock and she lost her grip of the bars - she then bounced forward off the bike and her face landed in my friend's back wheel - the spokes cut her face and she had six stitches (and half the trail removed from the cut) she rode back to the chalet afterwards - and was out on her bike the next morning. It was 10 days ago now and there is barely a mark on her face to show her school friends!

The other daughter was coming down a downhill trail in Morzine - she jumped what she thought was a single jump to find it was a table top which she landed on awkwardly - fell off the side - arm went out to save her but she landed badly. She carried on riding too - it wasn't until the next afternoon that we took her to casualty and discovered she had a hairline fracture of the radius.

[Veronica]

Wow! That is terrific! I hope they never lose the spirit of adventure they seem to have.

V.

[limewave]

Looks like an amazing time. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

[roshelleuop]

Thank you for sharing!!! I felt like I was on vacation myself while watching your slides. wow, absolutely breathtaking!!!

Roshelle from Milwaukee
http://wisconsinbetties.blogspot.com/

[Bikingmomof3]

Awesome photos! Your vacation looks wonderful.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I like that picture of your daughter reading her book with those gorgeous mountains and clouds in the background. :)

[Polly]

thanks for the comments :0)

Lisa, the one of my daughter reading was for a schools competition - "be photographed reading my a famous landmark and win an ipod" we figured Mont Blanc might do the trick

[Bad JuJu]

I like that picture of your daughter reading her book with those gorgeous mountains and clouds in the background. :)

That was one of my faves too--just goes to show that a true reader can read anywhere!:)

[dingster1]

Awesome shots!!!! I love the mountains.

[mimitabby]

wow!! amazing! some of those fotos give me vertigo. that's great sport for children. How wonderful !!

[chickwhorips]

wow beautiful pictures! thanks for sharing them.

glad to see it was a family trip. everyone looks like they had a blast!