Oz/NZ 2025

[Sbooker]

the $%!# I would take from my dropped-out-of-skiing ex-wife

So your ex was a skier and then stopped skiing? Peculiar. I can see how that might have caused difficulties.

 

[Sbooker]

You need to go the other direction (north) from Brisbane: Noosa, Rainbow Beach, Fraser Island, quiet and beautiful.

I’ll heartily second this but I will note the southern end of the Goldie (down Coolangatta way) is by far more beautiful than the skyscraper scene of Surfers Paradise/Broadbeach.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

I still don't understand why you refuse to fly or ski to Tahoe, BC, etc., yet do redeyes to Europe?

Because James is similarly constrained to the one-week-at-a-time model by family obligations. So he sticks to top priority (the Alps)

From the emojis, I'm reasonably sure that ChrisC was joking because we've covered why I prioritize the Alps over many ski destinations out west so many times.

 

[Sbooker]

Mount Maroon today.

^^ Wildflowers despite mid winter.

^^ Lots of scrambling.

^^
360 degree views from the top. Nice despite the haze. The mountain to the right background in the above pic is Mt Barney which we’ll do in a few weeks. 1200 metres of elevation. A big day hike.