Abgeschickt von Nicole am 23 Januar, 2006 um 06:27:49:
We have to say it again: it is so wonderful here! We would love to stay here!
On Thursday we made our plan come true: Rockclimbing and Abseiling. We must be crazy but I think we were quite good. We started with 10 metres abseiling which was easy. We went on with climbing these 10 metres back to the top which was a little bit more difficult.
Then, we were already professional, we climbed 20 metres up. Wow! That is really a challenge.
I loved it! You always have to look for space for two hands and your feet. Thats not this easy but we made it. And the best thing is, when I can look back and I see how high I am. But abseiling is fun, too.
Then, Peter - our instructor - shocked us a little bit. He showed us, where we gonna abseiling the 26 metres! Huh! That's high! That's ... scary!
Double safe, I walked 6 metres backwards until I reached the edge. Wow! That was already hard work. I had to look to Peter all the time because I was so frightened and I had to think that I need to breathe!
That's difficult!
Well, now we are on the edge and I have to climb down and then: let go! ... wait .... let go??? STOP! I can't. I am scared!
And behind me was nothing. I looked down and recognized my camera case which was sooo tiny down there. This must be high!
But Peter was enthusiastic: Yeah, you can do it. Take your time. You look like a professional. Good Job! You can do it! Thats fantastic!
Wow, he thinks I can do it? Then .. let's do it!
And then I just "let go" and I was in the middle of nothing and it was just A GREAT FEELING! That's cool! That's fun! Very very slowly I went down and you cannot imagine: what a lookout! It was just great!
Let's do it again!!!
Jenny was very brave, too and we did it again, of course. What a great afternoon. Thank you, Peter!
Absolutely enthusiastic, we decided, we have to climb Kossi (ok, I try to write: Mt. Kosciousko?!)
This was easy. We took a bus to Thredbo, we took a chairlift up the mountain and then we just had 6,5 km to walk. Sounds easy? Wasn't! AND these insects allover!!
It was cold, it was stormy but the nature was so beautiful, wonderful flowers, big stones. Gorgeous!
Do you know, that there are toilets in 2000 metres height?? There are! We took a pictures of these, too! Of course!
And then we reached the mountain which was a great feeling. We almost could touch the clouds!
The way back was faster and easier and soon we were back in Jindabyne. Oh, we really do love this village. But now we have to say Good bye. On Saturday we have to leave!
We were really really sad and we are still thinking about going back. It was such a great time there!
But... Australia is a big country and we have to visit all the other spots. Well, perhaps I have the time to go back and stay there a few days again. Let's see.