Winter wonderland

In the words of Hubert J. Farnsworth - good news, everyone! 88cm of snow fell at Mt Hutt today which will be great for next week. Not sure if I mentioned but Jason is arriving here for a few days on Saturday (on the way back home after almost a year in Chile doing missionary stuff) and Monday and Tuesday next week we plan to take him skiing, reliving the Bulgarian snow adventure we shared back in early 2007. The bad news is that unless the weather clears a bit and they have time to perform what they call 'extensive work' on the mountain it is unlikely to be open by Monday. Fingers crossed, eh?

I just got back this evening from Hanmer where I've been for a work meeting. it was pretty full-on really but it is so nice up there, and it's good to get away from the desk for a while. Last night before dinner we had time to head to the hot springs too. There really is nothing like lazing back in an outdoor hot pool at night when it's cold out. So exhilerating. It brought back happy memories of all those February half-terms at Center Parcs we had growing up.