New Zealand - The Big Easy

Yep another day, another mountain. Wednesday is fine & warm (double figures according to the radio) and with the snow report forecasting wind at Cardrona we decided that Coronet Peak would be our Mountain of choice for the day. Bett & BB are off to try their golfing prowess at the Queenstown Golf Club. Cars loaded with all the bits and were off to conqueor new trails in the snow.

My one aim today was to get up the chairlift and ski down 'The Big Easy'. To achieve this I thought I needed another lesson and Pete gave me one of his unused ones. So off I went and Wow - I did it - Twice!!! Such elation. Even got off the chairlift (once) without falling and all the way down the bottom twice. (I don't think the smile came off my face all through lunch). So of course guess what I did after lunch - yep that's right straight back up "Big Easy" on my own and down again. I can't begin to tell you the feeling of acheivement, so up again and down again. Yippee. Of course while I was off on my adventure my fellow skier's had been having their own adventures all over the mountains. Bill & Peter M sking runs they would never had thought of at the beginning of the trip. What a day.

The trip home was a happy one and I think I drove everyone crazy with my 'Big Easy' joy, but never mind they survived and we celebrated that night with dinner at Bett & BB's who had golfed and created dinner with success. That Hokey Pokey icecream sure is a winner.

Tomorrow's plan of attack was a 2 car trek to Cardrona, with 5 of us skiing. Bett & BB would drive back down the mountain to see Wanaka, the 'Boy's Toy's Museum & the Bra Fence. We would join them for lunch and come home from there. With the plan in place it was time for 'rushes' and sleep and dreams of 'Big Easy'. Tomorrow I would attempt Footrot Flats. Could I do it you all ask. Like me you will have to sleep on it.

Until next time........