Dansey's Pass, 25 to 26 June 2011

25 June 2011
13:50, 4.5°C and partly sunny/cloudy.  291338kms and we are off to Dansey's Pass Coach Inn for the night for Contact Energy's Mid-winter Christmas do. 

Looking towards the pass.

We were supposed to go to Naseby first so that everybody could go luge-ing or curling, but because it's been so warm, there is no ice to do either.  So it'll just be dinner - should still be good though! 

Looking towards the hotel.

Taking Maggie so we don't have either a long boring bus trip there and back, or have to pay $160 for accommodation at the Hotel.  Stopped at BP Alexandra to fill (291348) with 66.2L of diesel, using our 20c per litre discount voucher - just as well, because it was $103.87 on the pump!  Got to Dansey's at about 15:45, just ahead of the rest of the troops.  Found ourselves a nice level spot beside the river, and headed off inside to have a thoroughly enjoyable night.  Early night though, considering we were out - back on Maggie at 11:15, bed soon after.  Oh, and it was only 1.8 degrees and raining when we walked from the hotel to Maggie!

26 June 2011

Fog in the valleys!

Up at 08:40, 1.6°C but the sun is coming up! Had bacon/eggs/mushrooms for breakfast, did the dishes and ready to hit the road at 10:20.  And it became evident as we were travelling along that the rain had finally deposited some snow on the hills!  Yay!  And it also became evident as we got closer to home that we would be decending into the fog - yet again!  Home at 11:44, 291577kms, 2.5°C and foggy!