• Spa & Ski

    31. juli 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

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    🇬🇧 Spa &Ski
    On the way to Methven we could already see the snow-capped mountains from afar, hopefully the weather will cooperate and we can go skiing the day after tomorrow. First we have to find a place to sleep for tonight, but the campsites are all closed. We stand next to one of the closed places, with the mountains in front of us and a river right in front of it. In the evening our hopes of skiing diminish; Hail, storm and thunderstorm, hopefully it won't stay like this. When we woke up, the sun was already shining down on us and the ice on the grass was beginning to melt. We had breakfast in a beautiful place and with great anticipation for the days to come. Today we go to the thermal baths, after a cold night we look forward to the 38.5 ° C heated pool with a view of the mountains. The pool is connected to a bar where you can swim and buy drinks and food. We really enjoyed the quiet, the view and the drinks. Above all, the quiet, because children were not allowed here, they have a pool next door and could neither be heard nor seen, so you could sip your Prosecco undisturbed.

    After we left the pool with a heavy heart, we went back to the deserted campsite. Tomorrow we're finally going skiing, will we be able to sleep at all tonight? The alarm clock rang at quarter to six, we put on our ski clothes and drive to our hotel, where we are staying from today. Bongo is parked, the skis picked up and now we are waiting for the bus to the mountain. The journey takes an hour and when we get to the top we can't believe our joy. Do you remember the sound when you walk on fresh snow? We stomp through the snow in thick, heavy ski boots and click our skis. On to the lift and up to the green slope. Yes, to the green. The colours are a little different here. Lucas and I don't agree whether it's like Europe or not, he says yes, I say no. There are green, blue, red and black slopes here, I have never seen a green slope in Europe. Well, it doesn't matter, the main thing is to drive. After we got used to it a bit, we became more and more confident on the skis. We may have fallen a few times, but that's part of the game. We are back around 3 p.m., it was very exhausting but wonderful. Then we checked into the hotel and enjoyed the luxury of staying in a heated room with a bathroom. We fell asleep quickly and the next day we went back to Mount Hutt, today the more difficult slopes will be tackled. One of the slope leads around the ski area and has a great view, we skied thag one a lot. In the evening, we went out to eat because it was Lucas' birthday! I pre-booked a table at the Irish Pub so we could feel at home. We didn't stay up long that night either, skiing is very exhausting. The next morning we had breakfast with a view of the mountains and saw three rabbits playing in the field. After that we continued, unfortunately our good time in Methven is over...
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