Bobsleigh without the snow

Trip Start Mar 01, 2005
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Trip End Dec 2006


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Thursday, March 23, 2006

We decided to take it fairly easy on our first day in Thredbo, so headed out towards the bobsleigh run for a bit of fun. As Maddie is a bit of a thrill-seeker we decided she would love to have a go with us. I took Maddie with me first, with Stephen following just in case I had to slam the brake on! We got on the sleigh and were pushed off towards the pulley system. As we climbed the hill, I got a view of the run and hoped that Maddie would like it. Just as we got to the top, I told Maddie to cry "weeeeee!" as we went down. So as the wind was racing past our faces, all I heard was "weeeeee!" round each bend on the bobsleigh run. She loved it!

After a few more rides, we decided to head for a walk. The chairlift in Thredbo is open all year round and at this time of year it was busy with walkers, people just wanting a hot chocolate with a view at the cafe at the top and also mountain bikers. Again, Maddie didn't let us down with her appreciation of the chairlift. I still can't understand why she might be terrified of a stone sheep, yet will happily zoom down a bobsleigh or dangle in a chairlift! It was a 10 minute trip to the top and as we had planned a longer walk for the next day, we decided to make this a shorter one. Once you're at the top of the chairlift, its great for walking as its pretty much a plateau. We headed first for a viewing area of Mount Kosciuszko - Australia'a highest mountain (our plan was to climb it the next day) After that, we walked to view a glacier lake and then headed back to the chairlift. Before our return trip down, we went to admire the view from the cafe over warm chocolate brownie and hot drinks!
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