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Tui Travel

For the first time in about 3 years I went to the dentist and luckily – presumably due to good brushing technique – I don’t have any major problems. I just need to book a hygienist appointment.

So I did

For today

Mere hours before our flight to Turkey

I’m yet to do it, but “eat that frog” is a productivity trick explained in a book of the same title. It runs that an undesireable task (such as eating a frog) will take up the time you allow for it to be completed. It must be completed by a deadline, but is left till it absolutely has to be done and the pain of not doing it today becomes more than doing it. By avoiding undesirable (but often essential) tasks things take longer, so to be more productive you should do the thing you’re avoiding first. It also boosts motivation becasue everything else that day will be much nicer, now you’ve done the hard thing…. But I digress.

Panic In Verona

Last day started with checking the hire car docs. We didn’t have to give it back till the same hour we are supposed to take off at the airport. This means we have most of the day to mooch our way over to Verona, and get a small amount of sight seeing in before leaving.

Looping Col Rosa

You: What did you do on holiday?

Me: We went to Italy and walked up hills.

You: What… for fun?

Me: Yes

You: … All week?

Me: Yes

Tres Cime De Lavaredo

This morning we were not going to be denied our target climb. We bounded out of bed early like postmen on speed. Gobbled up some scrambled eggs on toast, and were out of the house before 0715.

Then we had to scrape ice off the car windshield for 10 mins with a credit card…

Rest Day Run

We are off to another Via Ferrata today on Tres Cime De Lavaredo. We did not need to be super energetic this morning because we aren’t catching a cable car. A leisurely breakfast of spicy beans n eggs by Scott set us up nicely. The nice drive thru Cortina and up into the mountains was going great, but when we arrived at the road to the pass, it was shut!