We made some pretty awesome friends in Thredbo, some we worked with, some we met through others. Many people just living there and having the snowy experience. We'd spend a few random midweek nights out for a sneaky red wine or beer, and talk about our days. Some friends we never got pics of...but that's OK, we'll catch up with them some time soon on this trip around OZ.
Below is a pic of a night out that wasn't planned (there was lots of those in the village).... Happy, tired, exhausted and just one glass of red will do just fine. Big love to Amanda on the left and Erin (Azza) on the right...
Here is a pic of our official farewell dinner (work colleagues and friends) & drinks night. When we say out farewell, we don't mean Dom and Leonie, we mean everyone, as it was getting close to finishing up the winter season...and we needed to celebrate what we had all survived :)
We had drinks and then European inspired dinner at a lodge in the middle of Thredbo called Candlelight. Dom had been talking about having the great fondue for weeks on end before this night. He loved it - and ate a serve for two...haha. Leonie particularly enjoyed the choc fondue for dessert...yummo!
From Left to Right: Leonie (Jean-Michel at The Knickerbocker Bar-Women), Dom (Jean-Michel at The Knickerbocker Waiter), Mohammed (Jean-Michel at The Knickerbocker Kitchen Hand/Sometimes Pastry Chef), Kelly (Info Guide at Thredbo Information Centre), Guy and Two Girls (Lodge Workers at Silver Brumby Lodge), Amanda (Jean-Michel at The Knickerbocker Waitress), Erin-AKA Azza (Chef at Jean-Michel at The Knickerbocker), Georgie (Owner/Host/Patient Wife at Jean-Michel at The Knickerbocker)
And then Dom's beautiful family came to the snowies. There had been talk for ages that they were keen on coming down (much to Dom's surprise), but it finally happened just 2 weeks before we were scheduled to leave Thredbo. The day they arrived couldn't have come sooner. Having Dom's family there really put that injection of love right back into us :)
Below is Leonie, Yol, and Brandon...all rugged up on a windy freezing Sunday in Thredbo. We took them to lunch where we worked and then for a little bush walk in the snow. They were all very well prepared with layers upon layers of jackets, jumpers, leggings, pants, etc, etc...haha!
We all had so much fun from drinks, games, food (lots of it...as per usual) and long chats with laughter and tears...we really got our grounding back with them there.
Below is everyone together on the walk through the bush and snow. This is a fantastic and tranquil little cascade that we had discovered on a walk here sometime earlier. There was a small waterfall, moss, lovely trees by the bank of the river, and serenity. We all had a blast here, taking some happy snaps.
Leonie getting her nature fix...and very happy too.
The weekend went so quickly with Dom's family. They arrived Saturday afternoon and left on Monday morning. It's never long enough, especially when you spend quality time together with those you love. We had a great time...the drinking games were popular, as was the game of charades :)
We went for breakfast in Jindy early Monday morning, and then just before the Morabito's left, we decided on a self-timer group show. Below is Yol running to her camera to fix up the timer that had a mind of it's own. We still got it with Dom's camera :)
We'll never forget the effort to come and visit us, and look forward to organising another one of these rendezvous with the family (possibly in QLD sometime in about 12 months time).
We love you all!!
Finally...success! A beautiful group shot taken just as we got a few flakes of snow passing by in Jindy, and just before the family headed back to Sydney...
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