Thredbo 2020, Days 5 & 6: Not much doing

Our holiday ended with, I must say, a whimper as it rained, and rained, and rained, all day. We always experience some rain during our January Thredbo trips, but it’s rare for there not to be a break during the day, enabling us to sneak out for a short walk. Not so on our last … Read more

Thredbo 2020, Days 3 & 4: Walking, eating, chatting

Comin’ down the mountain Tuesday’s forecast was iffy but we decided to risk walking down the hill. This meant taking the chairlift up, having a cuppa of course at Eagle’s Nest, and walking back down. Now, there are three main walking tracks down from Eagle’s Nest: Dead Horse Gap track, closed due to “the fire … Read more

Thredbo 2020, Days 1 & 2: A lazy start

We’ve had the laziest start ever to our annual Thredbo holiday because of the weather! It rained! And quite a bit. You know, that wet stuff that falls from the sky? Backtracking though, we got off promptly and did our usual trip down, stopping at Cooma’s The Lott for our morning cuppa and wildbrumby for … Read more

Thredbo 2020, Day 0: Getting started

On Sunday we will be heading off on our fire-postponed annual Thredbo holiday. We are, of course, looking forward to it, though are prepared for a “lesser” experience, given the notification we received below: We are pleased to advise that the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) … Read more