Yesterday, we took a nice journey to Mount Kosciuszko (yes, that's spelled right; the Indiana county is spelled wrong!), the highest mountain in Australia. We took a chair lift to this beautiful cafe overlooking the mountain range and up to the summit. After eating, we all thought, "We have our cold weather gear, we can make it up the mountain! Allen told us our gradmother could do it!" So off we went.
Now mind you, we didn't start this little trek until almost 1:30, the waitress told us it would take us 4 hours to get to the top and back if we took our time, and the chair lift closed at 4:30...you do the math. So off our team went! Steve bolted up the mountain and never looked back, not even realizing until he was almost at the summit that "wormy" Carrie (all in fun ) was following behind him. Jess and Kay made it to the lookout (about 2 kilometers from the cafe) before deciding to head down, while little old me made it about 1/2 a kilometer before turning around. Now, when I was planning this trip to Australia, I really believed it would be warm...not so much on top of a mountain! The temperature was 1 degree Celsius with a wind chill of -10....that's 14 degrees in our language people!! Needless to say, it was a cold day and we took the night off from our official Rotary duties last night.
And, my host Colin is one funny guy...I have started to create list of "Colinism's." Just to give you an idea: messy = drunk; wormy = skinny; old cracker = old person (sheep lose their teeth when they get older and the call them crackers...); and Mackers = McDonald's. I'm going to keep my list going and will share more later :)
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Hey Team D6540. It's 31 October and you're approaching the halfway point in your exchange. I am pleased to hear that all is going really well and that you are doing things and seeing places that excite you and bring a surprise each day. Just you wait for your weekend retreat at the BEACH HOUSE right on Mollymook Beach on Saturday and Sunday. That's two nights in our version of paradise.
as one of the Rotarians who has had a lot of contact with you, I am sure your sponsors will be proud of you and your visit will leave us with an even greater regard for Americans - even if they do talk funny !!
Hello Kim,
We enjoy following your journey through this part of Australia. Just one thing .... the correct spelling for the Australian version of McDonald's is Macca's.
We look forward to further reports on your progress.
Warm regards from Virginia and me, John Adlide (Bowral)
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