Chasing the snow
3 November 13
The girls are very eager to experience snow. We were already in central Victoria when I decided to check the weather forecast. With snow showers forecast for the top of Mt Buller, we decided to head up that way to see if we could catch a little bit of out-of-season snow!
At the very top of Mt Buller, the wind is fierce and freezing, but we only catch sight of a few snowflakes. We'll need to go somewhere cold during winter in order to experience snow properly!
The girls rug up warmly and play outside until the chill gets to be too much for them.
A lot of the fun of this excursion was in the dressing up for the extreme cold. We pile on layers of clothing, accessorised with mittens and gloves, added hats and scarfs and then go outside more confidently ... for a little while, at least!
We're delighted to see a scarlet robin up here. The girls recognise and can name the robin from its appearance on The Secret Garden, and I'm left wondering how similar it is to its northern hemisphere counterparts!
Down the bottom of the alpine reserve, we find a nice place to spend the night on a reserve along the Delatite River.
The cold and the different landscape was fun to experience, and the girls loved the windy steep drive to the top of Mt Buller. I’m not sure we could overnight comfortably in our bus in sub-zero temperatures, so I’m glad to be off the mountain, but I’ve definitely promised the girls that we’ll make an effort to see snow in the future!
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1 · Carolyn · 17 November 2013, 22:06
Hey,
I just saw your comment about robins! In the UK thy are MUCH smaller than this bird appears to be and have a much subtler red breast. They are beautiful birds and very friendly/nosey! Your version however is epic!
Love following you on your travels and you stay in my prayers. Stay strong.
Carolyn x
2 · Nat · 27 November 2013, 09:26
Try mount wellington in Tassie (near Hobart). We experienced snow there in Feb/Mar when we visited a while back :D