We have hardly had a moment to stop and especially to update our blog. However the deck now looks amazing and the hot tub is a real asset. The summer evenings are mild and we can eat out there most nights. With a mad final rush to get the interior ready, thanks to various family members, we were finally able to take our first guests on the 29th June. This was in the form of a friends stag do and thankfully they generally behaved themselves and left the Lodge in a reasonable state. Following on directly from this we had our first real cycling guests who were here for the gruelling Marmotte race. Our impressions were that it went very successfully partly thanks to all the group finishing the race. Alex and I had a fun afternoon up on the Col de Galibier with cousin Guy and Helyn (www.kingofhtemountains.co.uk) cheering on all the competitors and giving out food and drink to our guests. More recently we have had a group with a young child who despite the garden not being completely finished were very happy about the child friendliness of the Lodge and surrounding area. Summer has been slow coming this year, but seems to be well and truly here now. Alex and I even took the plunge in the local glacial stream. Not particularly advisable, even on a stinking hot day.