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Day 2 started early – 7am to be precise. Everyone was packed and ready to go by 7:45am, and the now 2-car-convoy headed for the Bright Bakery for the now traditional breakfast. This was enjoyed by all, and we departed from here just after 8:30am.

From here, the drive up the mountain began. This always scenic drive was glorious again, and we enjoyed perfect weather to go with it. The snow line was lower than we had seen in previous years – at least for the last few years from what we could remember.

As we approached the top of the hill, although the entire drive had been in perfect weather, the mountain became covered in a thick white-out. Driving became more of a challenge – especially for Ed while trying to drive wearing sunnies. We all made it to the top of the hill with no worries, however, and the weather cleared a little as we did.

We managed to obtain carpark passes and park our cars behind the accommodation – which was much nicer than parking them down at Big D! From here, we moved to Hotham Central where we attempted to organise ourselves – getting ski gear and lift passes and the like. Unfortunately for us, using a 5-day (Mon-Fri) lift pass, they were only obtainable after 1pm. Somehow, Mich managed to obtain her family’s passes before this time – although none of us were able to replicate this. We wasted time while we counted the seconds until 1pm, having lunch at the Hot Doggies store, and bumping into Kadis while we did.

When we finally got our lift passes, we hit the slopes and remained there until last run at 4:30pm. We all moved back to the accommodation to move all of the gear from the car to the room – and here we met Sarah and her family, and Kevin with his. Everyone relaxed a little after completing this, and we waiting for our 7pm dinner booking.

Dinner was at the Last Run Bar, which was particularly expensive ($30 a head [average] – even for children!) The food was nice, however, and everyone had a good time. We made the slippery walk back to the room following this, and everyone relaxed after a big day of moving, skiing and driving.

John and Ed were keen to get up at the crack of dawn the day after, and so everybody went to bed relatively early… but not too early of course!

Stay tuned for more updates as we get access to the internet!