travelling

I was itching to get on the road in Tassie but the weather wasn’t being very friendly, I’d picked up a bug in the hostel in Melbourne that had settled in my chest and I was having trouble shaking it off. My immune system struggles in good conditions, due to years of abusing the liver, … Continue reading »

My next port of call was to be Tasmania. This was the next thing on the list of things to do after skiing, I have over the years visited all the states of Australia but Tasmania, the small island in Bass Straight, now was the time. As usual I hadn’t given much thought to it … Continue reading »

I’d heard a lot about Melbourne, and thanks to the AFL, knew the names of many places, which is where I started. Carlton, Fitzroy, St Kilda, Richmond, Collingwood, Hawthorn, I discovered Geelong was not actually in Melbourne and as they were playing Collingwood in the Final, I would be barracking for them. You either support … Continue reading »

I arrived in Melbourne the following day about lunch time.True to form I hadn’t thought much where I might stay. Melbourne is a city that I have passed through on a couple of occasions but never had the need or inclination to stay any length of time.This time though I wanted to ‘ave a look, I headed … Continue reading »

I was heading for Melbourne! Rather than going backwards, I thought I’d turn left at Bright and go the longer way, on the Great Alpine Road, go over the top of Hotham, down through Omeo to Bairnsdale on the coast. After 4 months in the mountains, I was looking forward to seeing the ocean again, … Continue reading »

It was the end of the season. People started to leave and the village became quieter and quieter. The buzz had left the pub and I was just waiting for a fine day to load up the bike. That came on the 28th September, It was a beautiful day, blue skies and sun shine, with … Continue reading »

There were a great bunch of people running the lodge next door and I would often drop in for a beer and a smoke. Tim from Canada and his partner Sabrina managed the place, Greenie the chef and his offsider Wayne, were mostly in the kitchen, Ash the all-rounder, along with a variety of others … Continue reading »

Reece was back on board, having made a full recovery and even getting up the mountain for some boarding. Not a great season for the young man, in terms of riding but he has plenty more seasons ahead of him no doubt. I was no longer doing any maintenance, after having had a run in … Continue reading »

Gabby is a seasoned skier, spending much of her youth on the snow fields of Europe and more recently in Canada and Australia. Susy on the other hand is definitely not a skier, I thought she was here for the social aspect of Falls and was surprised when she decided to give it a go. … Continue reading »

Every Wednesday Dinner would start with egg nog all round and when the kids sat down for dinner; Santa would turn up and with a Ho…Ho…Ho! Get the kids to sit on his lap one at a time and give them a pressie. This went down well with Kids and parents alike, after that everyone … Continue reading »