Sunday, August 02, 2009
Alpine Snow Adventure '09
July 17 - 19, 2009
Never did a year pass since my first winter in Australia that I didn't go to the Snowy Mountains. It was my fourth time this year but thinking about being away from the city for a couple of days plus travelling and having fun times with good friends still brought excitement to the trip. I couldn't say it's the thought of re-experiencing the thrill of skiing or snowboarding because all that I had guts to do this time was ride a toboggan down the hill. :)
Leaving Sydney at past 7:00am, we stopped over in Canberra for a picnic lunch and some sightseeing. Visited Old and New Parliament houses. After spending a fair amount of time at the national capital, we drove for another 2 hours and reached Adventist Alpine Village around 6:00pm. The guys checked the game room but were disappointed to find out that it was locked. That meant no pingpong for the addicts like me.
The next day we made our way to Perisher Blue. The cool breeze of the wind added to the chill of already cold mountain air. We reckoned it was our coldest visit to the Snowies ever. While most of us had fun tobogganing, Dee and Ronnie went to steeper and longer slope for snowboarding. After enjoying the snow, we treat ourselves to hot chocolate to warm up - perfect for a freezing cold afternoon!
Never did a year pass since my first winter in Australia that I didn't go to the Snowy Mountains. It was my fourth time this year but thinking about being away from the city for a couple of days plus travelling and having fun times with good friends still brought excitement to the trip. I couldn't say it's the thought of re-experiencing the thrill of skiing or snowboarding because all that I had guts to do this time was ride a toboggan down the hill. :)
Leaving Sydney at past 7:00am, we stopped over in Canberra for a picnic lunch and some sightseeing. Visited Old and New Parliament houses. After spending a fair amount of time at the national capital, we drove for another 2 hours and reached Adventist Alpine Village around 6:00pm. The guys checked the game room but were disappointed to find out that it was locked. That meant no pingpong for the addicts like me.
The next day we made our way to Perisher Blue. The cool breeze of the wind added to the chill of already cold mountain air. We reckoned it was our coldest visit to the Snowies ever. While most of us had fun tobogganing, Dee and Ronnie went to steeper and longer slope for snowboarding. After enjoying the snow, we treat ourselves to hot chocolate to warm up - perfect for a freezing cold afternoon!
