Borovets Day 1

We've flown into ski resorts before on Saturdays but this is the first time ski lessons start on a Sunday and run for 6 days.

Weather:

Sunny, no wind.

Instructor:

The instructor is called Mitko but his badge reads Dimitar?!?

We practice 10-12h, have lunch 12-13h, practice again 13-15h. It takes up the whole day, total of 4h lesson. How are we supposed to meet with the others not on the same level?

I want to go fast, Mitko tells me to slow down and to work on my hip game, which is awful. Love his Bulgarian honesty!

Slopes:

Skied at the Stinyakovo area and covered 90% of the runs. A green run (Stinyakovo Royal Residence Ski Way) and a black (Cherveno Zname) are closed due to low snow levels.

A whole new definition of the word 'crowded'. Bulgaria and the UK have come to Borovets. Sunday, bloody Sunday!

Lunch was a bean soup. Ricardo had a goulash soap. Both good. Jorge had a disappointing mushroom soap.

A few dogs in Borovets, they bother no one and no one bothers them. They seem to enjoy going up and down the slopes as well. There is no rabies in Bulgaria so I cuddle a dog who allowed me to.

A crazy man descending the slopes on his bum wearing jeans, t-shirt and trainers. Where the hell did he came from?

 

I use coconut oil as a lip balm. It works really well in the British weather, it's not a good idea in sunny weather when one spends the day outdoors. I ended up with my lips burned by the end of the day! It reminded me about the 80's when sun-goers used to liberally apply coconut oil to get a faster tan (burn).

We like the hotel bar: