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Mark Thomas's avatar

This was such a great read, Alex, and sound like you had a great time - love a good journal post!

Huge respect for the sheer determination in trying to engineer that coffee… true commitment to the cause! Not too fond of pods either.

And those photos 😮‍💨 that landscape is so good it almost makes up for the bad coffee. Almost…

Looking forward to the next instalment!

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Alex Keerie's avatar

Thanks for reading Mark, makes my day! Also looking forward to your next installment.

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Joanne Tracey's avatar

That final pic of Lake Annecy is stunning. I giggled to myself about your commitment to a decent cup of coffee. My husband would be the same.

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Alex Keerie's avatar

Its the little things! Lake Annecy is such a beautiful place, shame it’s such a through route for the the alps…..but then we wouldn’t see it!

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Betty Williams's avatar

Lovely photos! And such a wonderful reminder that vacations aren't all Instagram moments but offer real-life quandaries, too.

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Alex Keerie's avatar

A lot going on with this one! A good break from the norm.

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Dr Cynthia Miller's avatar

Such fun reading about skiing! Thanks for sharing.

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Alex Keerie's avatar

Thanks Cynthia, appreciate you reading

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Rick Kitagawa's avatar

Thanks for sharing your vacation with us! Such a captivating read!

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Alex Keerie's avatar

Thanks Rick….honest, there was a reason for missing the ship and share the last couple of weeks 😁

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Mark Diacono's avatar

Ah, the comedy of improvised holiday coffeeing - excellent technique

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Alex Keerie's avatar

Definitely tested my patience! Thanks for popping in Mark

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Barbara Lofgren's avatar

Glad you got your coffee sorted! Skiing is not for me I confess, but the cheese part...yes!

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Alex Keerie's avatar

I kind got caught up into the skiing thing by having a wife who started young so it was a case of getting on board! Definitely a great holiday to forget about the world.....and you are so right...there is the cheese!

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