Adventures in the Snow

Yesterday, I talked about the great experiences we had at Cubbaroo. It was really hot at Cubbaroo, which was sort of a relief as we had spent a month free-camping at the snow. I thought I would tell you about or adventures (and misadventures) at the snow.

We were originally staying in a caravan park, but we took the plunge, and decided to free camp, saving money and a bit of driving time in the process. Our chosen camp was Paddy's River Flat, where there was a toilet block and hot water at the kitchen sink. There was a little stream, that just added to the picturesqueness. To survive through the cold temperatures, we had a fire going most of the time, and we also run a fan heater through our generator. As our generator broke down, we also purchased a LPG heater (simply sits on top of the gas bottle).

An unexpected Visitor!!

We had a pig pay us a visit one day. Joel first noticed it and couldn't resist the photo opportunity. I came from across the road, and disappeared into the forest. Mystery still unsolved.

Lovely Fire!

We had to get quiet a lot of wood for this fire. It was all simply dead wood, and luckily there was plenty of it around. We simply made a bundle of sticks and dragged it home with a rope.

Joel, as he was the only skier, took it upon himself to teach the girls to ski. He was a good ski instructor, and the girls are still calling him ski-instructor today. It's apparently a very hard job, as when Tahlia is full and can't eat her desert all he has to do is call out "ski-instructor" and the desert now belongs to him. We all are naturally jealous of the privileges of his job. 

 1 lesson, a good big brother, and perseverance (as well as a mum that gives out good cuddles when she falls over and hurts herself) is all Tahlia needed to be able to ski the slopes like a pro. She was only 3 years old, but picked up on it really quickly and was amazing by the end!!

 Joel really enjoyed free-camping at the snow, especially when we got him a good sleeping bag!! If we go again he wants to free-camp, opposite to the girls in the family!!

What about you? Where are your favorite snowfields?