Quite an achievement for a couple of fifty-somethings who aren't really that fit. By day three we found aches where we didn't know we had muscles. More of an issue was that we started to fall. When I start to fall it's time to go in - a broken shoulder many years ago drove home the fact that you don't necessarily just get up again. I'd like to say that I have been a cautious skier ever since but in truth I think I was always cautious.
How did this happen? What were we thinking?
We are at Thredbo again!
David is not an enthusiastic skier. He has only two topics of conversation while we are on the slopes - 'What time should we stop for lunch/morning tea/afternoon tea?' and 'How early should we call it a day and head back to the lodge?'. For us to go skiing twice in one season is almost unheard of. I don't know how it happened. I think it has something to do with the fact that No. 1 son bought a yearly lift ticket for at the end of last year. In between trips to the snow with his mates he needed some extra ski-buddies and we are at the age when we accept time with the boys whenever we can get it.
David is not an enthusiastic skier. He has only two topics of conversation while we are on the slopes - 'What time should we stop for lunch/morning tea/afternoon tea?' and 'How early should we call it a day and head back to the lodge?'. For us to go skiing twice in one season is almost unheard of. I don't know how it happened. I think it has something to do with the fact that No. 1 son bought a yearly lift ticket for at the end of last year. In between trips to the snow with his mates he needed some extra ski-buddies and we are at the age when we accept time with the boys whenever we can get it.
Five - 'you have got to be kidding' - tourist attractions
Let me preface this post by saying that the tourist sites on this list may be a little wacky but that doesn't make them boring. You won't find them on the 'highly recommended' lists in the main stream guidebooks, but on the upside, none of them will be crowded when you get there. The fact that they made the list means we thought them worth a visit.
My new bike.
We're finally home - for a couple of months at least. I'm hoping to work on describing some of the best rides we have found around Sydney. They're a work in progress but I'm putting them up under the heading 'Cycling in Sydney' as I do them.
Yesterday I bought a new bike. I really don't know why. There was nothing wrong with the old one but David got it into his head that it was too big for me and after nearly three decades of marriage I've learnt that life is a lot simpler if I just go with the flow.
Yesterday I bought a new bike. I really don't know why. There was nothing wrong with the old one but David got it into his head that it was too big for me and after nearly three decades of marriage I've learnt that life is a lot simpler if I just go with the flow.
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