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- søndag 1. september 2024 13:41
- 🌫 6 °C
- Høyde: 1 607 m
New ZealandLake Alta45°3’12” S 168°48’51” E
Queenstown

NZ is 2 hours in front so didn’t actually get to sleep 1ish their time and had to get up at 6 🫠
Had my first ever weetbix (except for whistle game at school camps) for breakfast (with banana) awful. Tomorrow I’ll have toast.
The house wasn’t too cold so was able to get dressed quite pain free.
We put on our boots which was a great decision and worth the quarantine hassle and headed on out.
Weather is pretty shit today compared to yesterday .
We went and organized our snow gear.
I already have the shit with my skis. I don’t know how to carry them. And then I’m also carrying my poles and boots and have a helmet. Not enough hands.
We wizzed through that faster than expected so we Jade and Ian got coffees. Will got a toastie, I got a lip balm.
The bus trip was 45 mins and foooking beauuuuuutiful on the way up - I fell asleep near the end because of the winding. Such an infant.
Because we arrived at 9 I asked if there was still availability for the lesson. Answer was yes. I couldn’t pay the difference and had to buy it outright. Sigh.
But pleased to get a lesson. We all got $15 credit because mountain might close in the middle of the day.
Was put in a group of 5 for our lesson and before I recount this just need to say thank fuck I got one bcause I was SO ANGRY while just trying to get my ass over to the lesson point because I didn’t know how to carry or use the skis.
In all honesty didn’t want to be there and was ready to leave because I was so frustrated
BUT
lesson man was great. We started with skis off and he went over lots of things then we practiced one ski and a time doing pizza stance to slow doen and learning to stop. I had trouble turning because my leg was on the wrong foot but once I figured it out I feel like I did really well.
We did little runs then got bigger and bigger and I for faster and more confident.
We breaked for lunch and we’re going to go higher after lunch but the mountain closed because of the weather.
I did try one more quick begin run by myself and it’s the first time I wish I had goggles.
Snow wind belting my face. Not ideal.
Squinted down the mountain.
We got on the bus and I fell asleep again. 😅
Mountain probably closed tomorrow too because they are expecting a huge snow dump and need to do avalanche control or something so unfortunately we had to lug our stuff back rather than use the overnight $5 lockers.
- because day 3 we are supposed to to be going to a different mountain so if we leave stuff overnight and it is closed… can’t get our stuff.
We will have to discuss our plans later but currently Jade and Ian are napping.
Will fell on the mountain and fucked his hip.
We are just pleased it’s not his back.
Has no bruising but a huge hematoma and having issues walking. I don’t think he should look kid go tomorrow anyway but he is being a goose and stubborn at the moment.
Every Uber we have had has been a Prius ie not big enough for all our stuff so we had to get separate ones. Ours fucked us around with picking us up but we eventually got there.
Accidentally had a 3 hour nap 😅😅😅
I’m still shattered.
My calves were in trouble but they seem a bit better (the boots are sooo tight and you have to be in a bent position) 🥵
Jade is currently cooking sausages and making a food order.
Food order came and we got more food than last time and it got delivered to the door. A much bette system lol.
We are watching a movie and I’ve caught up on my hard copy diary because the reason I write journals is because I don’t remember my first NZ so I’ll be damned if I don’t write one this time! 😆
Hoping the mountain is closed tomorrow cause Wills hip is fucked. 😬Les mer