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Date: 12 June 2005 23:02:06
Gee, it's been a long time since my last post. Not for any good reason: I've been unusually busy with both work and social life and I've not really had enough time to do anything interesting.
Actually I lie: I did go up to Hotham last weekend, just for one night to collect our snowboards before the unit gets rented out. Leash had to work so my dad kindly came along to share the driving. On the way up on Friday we got to Bright - after 5 hours - and he says to me "did you bring the key?" and I realised I hadn't. Aargh! We kept going anyway, on the premise that we had left a spare key with a friend who lives up there. But when we arrived those keys were not to be found. Reception wasn't open (it was still a week before season start) but after a ring to the emergency reception number written on the window someone contacted someone who sent down some guys from 'upstairs' to get a key for us from reception. They handed us a key with a big tag with our unit number on it, and retreated back upstairs, we went to our room and the key wouldn't fit the lock!! By this time it was after 5pm so I couldn't find the guys again, nor could I ring the reception number again. Eventually we found a cleaner who got us another key, and that one worked thank goodness. Phew! Dad and I went down the pub for tea then played scrabble, drove home the next day.
There's no snow yet, even though the season started two days ago now. When we were up there they'd been making it on a couple of runs, but I think they've had some rain showers since then so they'll have to start again once it gets cold enough. Not a great start to the season, but they're predicting good falls in August and September - too late for our holiday in July though...