Off to find the highest peak in Australia

Rugged up in all the layers we could find, we ventured out into the bright sunshine. The wind had dropped so it was actually a delightful day to ride up to the summit on the chairlift. From there, we walked up uphill to the Kosciuszko lookout. It's not as impressive as you expect when seen in the distance. We'd carefully stepped over 2 patches of snow and didn't think we needed to walk all the way to the summit, so we turned back and watched a paraskier practice his turns.

After an afternoon nap, we sat in the late afternoon sun for Happy Hour at Knickerbocker restaurant, where we later dined on delicious food prepared by Jean-Michel. We love holidays!

Charlotte's Pass, Rainbow lake and other cold places

A short walk along the edge of Lake Jindabyne, revealed an interesting seat. It was cold and blowy as we ventured up Charlotte's Pass. We were being blown over as we tried to take photos.

We managed a walk to Rainbow Lake and made a coffee at Perisher but the pace was deserted. With a smooth road downhill, Cathy dropped David and his bike off at Perisher and left him to race downhill.

He had great fun!

Next we had to warm up at Wild Brumby Distillery where they specialise in Schnapps. Cathy has a new favorite drink - Ginger beer with Devil's tongue Schnapps. It's the little bit of chilli that spices it up.

We headed on to Thredbo for a couple of nights. Not easy to find a hotel open - as it is their quiet month - but we found Denman Hotel and snuggled into our little room with a balcony. Dinner at Cascades was delicious wiht our lovely waitress Wiki. David thought she must know everything (think Wikipedia!!)

Canberra and beyond!

David began cycling at 6am, but only just finished in time to collect Cathy from the airport at 7.30pm when she arrived from Sydney. He had completed Fitzy's challenge for the one and only time and was exhausted. It was 205km of ups and downs in the heat.

After a good night of rest, Cathy started out with a long run along the bike path at Woden. Then we packed our bags and headed off to Cooma.

A few coffee shops later and we decided to head for Jindabyne as Cooma was still a bit crowded for us. We had a lovely evening catching up with Cath, Ben, Lani, Ryan and Jackson in Jindabyne. Cath and Cathy are cousins but haven't met up for some time. We were so busy chatting and playing games with the kids that we forgot to take photos, so here are some that Cath sent on later.