More pics from my week-end away

At the risk of totally boring you with any more talk about "The Trek", I thought I'd share some more piccies with you. Bear with me, I don't think they've turned out half bad considering I used my Blackberry instead of a "real" camera...




My friend Karen and our organiser/guide Tim...she is tiny, but he is a big guy...


I had such a great time, and I think it had a lot to do with the fact that the whole weekend was run extremely well. Tim is a bit fussy when it comes to detail, and I cannot fault him in any aspect of the organisation for the weekend. Every detail was taken care of for us, which meant we could just relax and submerge ourselves in the experience...




This is the view from the chairlift on our way down to Thredbo Village...

I must say I would have been quite happy to walk down to Thredbo - not a fan of chairlifts but I was in good company, and amazed myself that I was able to let go of the bars and actually snap some photos...




This is Jenny (Tim's mum), Karen and I (in grey) enjoying a well-deserved pre-dinner drink...

Jenny is an amazingly fit 52 year old...she has recently lost 12kg with Weight Watchers and works out at the gym four times a week. Her current "achievement" is that she can out-do the boys at "the plank" during Tim's Bootcamp on Fridays...gotta LOVE that.




And finally, this is Karen and I with our Achievement Awards...mine was proudly put on the fridge by my girls...once upon a time the fridge was completely covered by their pre-school drawings and school awards...and now it's MY turn !!!


Over and out for now.
xoxox

PS - no matter how hard I've tried I CANNOT rotate this last photo but I'm running out of time so will publish it anyway...

A Fabulous Weekend

Hi all, sorry it's taken me so long to post again...

I think I've probably left it too long since my trek to Kosciusko, because now I can't think of anything much to say about it -

Other than I had a wonderful weekend, thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and would love to do something like this once a year and use it as a girly-time fitness oriented catch-up with my friend Karen.

I'm posting some random photos of the weekend although I don't think they do justice to the fantastic time we had.

Fitness-wise, I surprised myself. I thought I was going to struggle, but instead powered through the whole trek and really immersed myself in the whole experience.

I rang home from the top, and my fifteen year old kept asking "Are you really at the TOP? ... You're not even panting...you sound too relaxed, I thought you'd be exhausted when you got there..."

Insert here "...new respect for mum - she's fitter than I thought"

So I'm back to everyday life, haven't trained at all this week as I had a conference to attend Wednesday and a long road trip to pick up a new "toy" for hubby. It's taken me this long to settle back into daily routine after only three days away...


Just wanted to let you know I'm back and feeling Fabulous!


Hope you are too.

xoxox



View from the motel balcony




The Snowy River ...breathtaking



Mountain bikers waiting for the chairlift...


Stay tuned...more pictures to come :)

Here's where I'll be...

Getting excited...

...and nervous...

...doubting my fitness levels will be "good enough"...

I walk all the time - around the hills that surround my home...

...so why not...?



I won't be posting until I get back.

Lots to do.

Cassie has tonsilitis and needs some down time with Mummy before I go on my big adventure...


Stay safe, strong and happy.


See you all when I get back !!!