Visit to Thredbo

On a beautiful sun drenched day we ventured off to Thredbo Village via the Alpine Way.  After a scenic drive through the high country, we took the chairlift up to just over 1900m and then commenced our walk to Kosciuszko Lookout.  The temperature on top was a pleasant 13 degrees, but the wind was blowing about 30-40km per hour.

Our trek through mountain tundra and remnants of wildflowers was interspersed with cries of "are we there yet?" from Rubes and Jeremy, whilst Oscar held the flag high with his newly acquired mountaineering enthusiasm.  The embarrassment of being overtaken by a group of octagenarians could not inspire our two youngest, but bribery with some sour snakes seemed to keep their spirits up and their legs in motion until we reached the top. With the highest peak in our sights and a patch of snow on it's south face the kids were satisfied that they had caught their first glimpse of snow and we could now move on to other things on our agenda.

Bob sledding proved a hit with all.  Jeremy took a few rides with me and Rubes with Tracey and then we swapped.  Jem complained mum was too slow and Rubes decided it was too dangerous with dad.  Oscar aimed to race the track without using his brake.

Final stop for the day and it was off to the leisure centre for some indoor swimming and an a waterslide.  Not a bad way to finish off the day.  Needless to say all slept well