Off to the snow

June 26

On the road again… and boy it feels good!

Amber hadn’t been on a plane for six months and she was very excited! We boarded on time and left a little early (unheard of!). The short journey down to Sydney was spent talking about our upcoming adventure. We would spend tonight in Sydney then drive to Adaminaby in the morning. It would take about six hours to get to our resting place at San Michelle Resort. I was nervous about trying a new sport at the advanced age of 45, but what the heck.

Off the plane and we headed across the road to check in with Europecar and get our speedy little Hyundai Getz. Mohammed helped us through reams of paperwork and sent us on our way with a smile. He warned us we needed snow chains if we went above the snow line, and told us how to navigate the toll roads out of the city. Turns out we should have bought our Go Via tag, so if you are heading this way, don’t forget to throw it in. Luckily NSW has maintained the cash lane (unlike Queensland) so we just needed to remember to keep to the left lane.

We had chosen Europecar because they were recommended by the manager of Selwyn Snowfields (Paul) as one of very few rental companies that allow their cars to visit the snow. Turns out they also partner with Virgin, so we racked up a few Verlocity points along the way too.In our zippy Getz, we hooked up the GPS (we DID remember to bring this) and headed to our friends place for the night.