Our Chef

　　Two consecutive days' skiing completely exhausted me. I realized that I lacked physical strength or everyday exercise. The muscular pain in both thighs and calves was serious and made me decide to take a one-day rest on the next day. I bought an analgesic ointment and knee supporters, which I'll show you below.

　　The main dish of dinner was roast chicken. The person who is smiling in the picture is our chef, Mr. W. In everyday life he is an anesthesiologist, but also a skillful cook as well. He was seemingly happy to show his cooking skills to us. I'm not good at cooking and, to tell you the truth, I envied him his cooking skills. It was a great pity that what I could do was only wait for the finish of his preparation over beer.

　　I first met Mr. K and Mrs. K this time, but we hit it off with each other. We drank nice wines until late at night from the Okanagan, on the label of which a beautiful woman's legs were printed, though I don't remember the name of the wine. Our chef's cuisine apparently became an ice-breaker.

　　There are two liquor shops in the village. They sell a wide variety of wines, beers and other alcoholic beverages. I like to drop in on them. Canadian beers and wines are rarely seen in the liquor shops in my hometown.

(Vocabulary)
calf  ふくらはぎ
envy sb sth  ＜人＞の＜…＞をうらやむ
He envied Rosalind her youth and strength.  彼はロザリンドの若さと体力をうらやましく思った．
hit it off  (インフォーマル)  会ってすぐに意気投合する

(Vocabulary from comments)
assuage əswéɪdʒ (フォーマル) 〈苦痛・怒り・心配など〉 を和らげる [同意] relieve
ailment  軽い病気
spirits 《[C]通例複数形で》 蒸留酒 (ウイスキー，ブランデーなど)
to boot  そのうえ, おまけに

Comments

[Shiroi Tora]

There is nothing to assuage an ailment like a little bit of medical remedy
coupled with a lot of good food and friendly companionship...with some good spirits to boot.