Visitors!

Over the last week (well 6 days) we've had visitors to entertain! Well, for the most they entertained themselves! Bruce, Sarah, Kiera and Evan have come (and gone) for a short, but fun filled visit. The kids had a blast playing together (for the most), and we got to spend 2 days at Mt Field enjoying snow, sun, fog, plants, wildlife, good company and good food.

Really, it was over too quickly, but BSKE, thanks for coming and sharing some good times with us!

Now for a few photo's! All the photo's off both Sarah's camera and ours have gone into one folder on our computer, so I will attempt to only share our photo's (and not pinch Sarah's photos).

First stop at Mt Field - lunch in the sun and a play in the playground before a walk to Russell Falls!

Just had to add in this one of Evan, looking most unimpressed with his lunch!

Sebastian and his cup of tea, on the run!

Good friends! They had a blast together!

Russell Falls at it's best! Lost of snow and rain meant lots of water and noise!
Sebastian kept saying 'Water......wow!'

After our walk, it was decided we should visit Lake Dobson before checking into out accommodation! The travel up was interesting and quite slippery (for those not ensconced in a 4 wheel drive). A stop proved to be a bad idea, probably the worst place to stop as far as snow and ice went. So after much cafuffle (and holding up traffic), the chains were finally fitted to the 2 wheel drive and off we went for a play in the snow!

Some snow banks were higher than the door-meets-window of the 4 wheel drive!

Just a spectacular part of God's creation!
How can one doubt the story of creation when you see beauty such as this!



A wombat decided to run across the road on the way back down from Lake Dobson!

The boys had decided they would have a go at skiing on Saturday morning! So, before we set off on Friday, they went off and were fitted out with ski's and poles and all things necessary (including the chains we needed for our car). An early start up to Lake Dobson saw them leave about 7.45 am, wind up extremely frustrated with they way things were being run, but have a great time (and not break anything). Getting to the ski fields means a trek up either a steep gravel road (covered in very icy snow) or a cross country ski along a few different tracks. The tows are all privately run (and poorly done so if you care to sit through the whole story from the guys)!! But......they had fun and Larry has decided he wants to go again sometime this winter!

Following are a few of the photos they took while up on the top of Mt Field!

Larry 'snow ploughing' (looks more like a case of nerves)!


Bruce contemplating his navel!

Spectacular view across the valley (note the fog)!
They could see Mt Wellington's snow capped peak in the distance!

That's all I have to share today! I'm sure Sarah will update their blog with even more photo's in the near future! I might find some of the photo's they took on Mt Wellington on Monday (someone forgot their camera) and add some of those to the blog in the next few days! Sebastian enjoyed the snow more on Monday than he did on Friday (hence the reason there are no photo's of bubba in the snow)!

Til next time..........