Cold

I don't always have internet connection, so the date on my posts won't always be synchronised with the real date.

6 January
It looked like the same sunny, warm day like yesterday, until you were outside and cooled off. Then the cold actually bites you in the ass.
Yesterday evening René (I know him from Zinal, Maloja and Zinal ) told me he saw one of those waterbirds at the bridge. Of course today I went for a look and it was there, diving into the freezing cold water, hopping from the water onto the rocks, shake themselves and then dive back into the stream under water. Fascinating to see them busy, to see them fly really just above the rocks and water to find another stone scarcly above water and then the ritual of diving, hopping and shaking starts again. I am talking of a Dipper ……. What else! 
After watching the Dipper for a very short while, I had to rush back to the hotel, feeling very miserable because of the cold. Chapeau to the people who lives where cold is not an option, but a annual reality.
Later in the evening we had our weekly treat of raclette, the swiss way of melting cheese under a grill. It has a lovely flavour, but can be rather heavy on the stomach. It is done only at 21:30, so the teachers can join in when all the kids are asleep.
I wonder if it is the mixture of raclette, cheap wine and the beer afterwards that makes me feel a bit yukky today?