This last adventure is going to be a biggie. We are heading 3.5 hours north to an place called Brettenwood Ski Resort.
We have hired a huge chalet to accommodate us all and so we packed our cars and headed off.
Amongst the 3 toilet stops enforced by BOTH Tracy and Dylan, was a top at a loval liquor outlet after we crossed into New Hampshire.
Oh my Lordy Lord.
I was in alcoholics heaven here. The price of booze was ridiculous. A 1.75 litre bottle of my favourite Bacardi was only US$20. That’s about $29 AU..... so I had to do the right thing and grab one. As it was only a 4 day trip, I controlled my urges and stuck with just the one bottle.
We eventually made it to our humble lodgings and the place was amazing. Split over 3 levels, surrounded by snow and icy roads, we were going to be in the perfect spot.
Right on cue after the sun set, the snow started and fell and fell and fell
The sight of snow covered trees and cars and roads and hills as we woke up was truly an experience that we will never forget. Especially those of us that have never seen snow before!
After a quick breakfast, we got our gear on and headed out to the ski fields which were about 3 minutes drive away.
It was at this moment I realised having a front wheel drive vehicle isn’t the best option for snow covered roads. I managed to make it to the top of the driveway, but made the silly mistake of stopping at the top to check for oncoming traffic. No more going forward and for a moment, no more going backwards. I did finally manage to get back down the short driveway and tried again. This time, just like Thomas the Tank Engine, we made it “right over the top of the hill”.
We navigated our way through the maze of hiring ski boots, skis and helmets, found a table amongst the chaos of thousands of other people and hit the slopes.
We were super lucky that Jay is a very advanced skier and has offered to spend his morning training the kids and getting them on the slopes. It took all of about 30 minutes for the two boys to “get it” and a little bit longer for Kayla to get over the “I can’t get back up the hill” issue she was experiencing.
Then there was no stopping them. A few falls as expected coming down the first couple of times, and then it was on.
Despite the blustery weather and continuous sleet falling throughout the day, it was a great day.
We had a great night relaxing in our accommodation, drinking, eating, playing some games, drinking some more, and scanning through 180 pay tv channels to find nothing worth watching.
Day 2 was much the same, but with vastly improved weather.
The kids were Pro’s now and trying different courses, weaving in and out of flags and towards the end of the afternoon coming up over a small jump.
Tonight was New Years Eve.
We headed back from the Ski Lodge to our accommodation and set ourselves for a night in.
Tracy, Dylan and Kayla spent the afternoon outside making what turned out to be a perfect snowman. Jen had what only Jen could have, and that was a “snowman outfit” kit to ensure he was nothing less than perfect.
We did our best to stay awake until 12:01 to greet 2020 and then all crashed, ready for a much more relaxing day tomorrow.
After the hectic previous days, today was much more relaxed.
After snowing again overnight, it was broken blue skies today and the ground had a beautiful layer of snow for us to walk on and explore the area.
We also went to visit the amazing Mount Washington hotel to see what our budget could never afford.
Tomorrow we go home. We have a few more jam packed days and nights before this amazing dream holiday is over.