Long Weekend at Ohakune

Last weekend we took off on Thursday evening for a long weekend at Ohakune with our friends the Cakebreads. Friday was cold and windy but Saturday was calm and clear so we took the girls up for a ski lesson. The lesson was a roaring success for Amelia and Lily and seemed to build quite well on their skills learnt to date.
More details are in a previous post.

However four kids take some entertaining when not on the snow.  Luckly there is a great climbing wall that has a perfect set up for kids in Ohakune. Here is a shot of Amelia getting into a new found sport she is really enthusiastically enjoying.

In a near by paddock to our house there are a herd of cows that are sometimes grazing. The girls, particularly the young ones, are fascinated by them; Lucy loves to practice her "mooing" on them. The livestock are pretty vocal back for a reason known only to themselves.

A major snow storm was forecast for the country on the Sunday. So we got out of Ohakune before we got snowed in. Here is a shot of the rain setting in before the snow hit.