Just wild enough for a novice
29.04.11
No matter. The essence of travel is improvisation. Before visiting Primland, a sporting retreat named after its founder, Didier Primat, I never thought I would use the terms “luxury’’ and “wilderness’’ in the same sentence.
Situated at the apex of the property, at 3,000 feet, the Lodge houses 26 guest rooms and suites, two din ing rooms, and a state-of-the-art spa. It manages to be both comfortably rustic and high-end sophisticated. Think cedar and stone meet 400-thread-count Frette bedding.
It didn’t take long to succumb to Primland’s spirit of adventure. Though my two-night package deal included meals and lodging, I was tempted to splurge on a couple of things I had never done before, such as shooting clay pigeons with a Beretta 391 Urika shotgun, even if I mainly missed.
My instructor and guide, Carl McDaniel, supervises hunting and outdoor activities and works with new and intermediate shooters. We toured all 14 stations on the property, where each field offers a different game, and once I understood the concept of closing — not using — the dominant eye, I actually hit something. Once.
Source: Boston Globe