First Snow!

Hello Everyone,

I've finally had my first experience of Snow! Its taken a while, but I finally have seen this part of nature that is a stranger to a lot of Aussies.

The weather took this unexpected turn last Wednesday. I woke up in the morning to find that instead of the usual drab cold rain falling from the sky, a heap of white fluff was falling from the sky! My snow had finally arrived! It snowed on and off for most of the morning and when the afternoon rolled around William and I headed out to explore. The snow hadn't really built up into drifts in the city because the ground was already quite wet. So we headed up the local mountain which has the television tower and a small amusement park at its peak. The mountain is a significantly higher than the city and had heaps of snow on it.

Walking up the mountain through all that fresh white snow was quite a magical experience. It really felt like being in Narnia. The snow, smoothly draped over the landscape, had created land of clean smooth undisturbed white. The snow creaked under our footsteps and the quiet was only disturbed by our voices or the occasion bird song. We walked up casually often stopping to throw snowballs or mess about.

For all my 'unsnowed' Aussie friends, its a bit like thick un-flavoured slushy drink. It sticks together really well when you pack it together (perfect for making snowballs!) It tastes (yes I did try some) just like ice, but really clean fresh ice. It was also remarkably quiet. Rain makes a steady drumming noise but, snow is virtually silent as it drifts down.

We made it to the top and had a bit of a walk through the snow covered amusement park. None of the attractions were working obviously, but there was such a cool atmosphere. The first snow of the season providing everyone with with fun and amusement.

For something like this you have to pictures and I took a heap. There in the side bar for blog readers and at this link for email readers.

There isn't much other news to share this week. There is a performances of the triple bill we've been working on on the 26 and 27th. I'm on the reserve team for "Africa" but don't think there will be any problems. The cast going to Egypt leaves next week. Again, the only way I would get to go would be an emergency in the casting.

On the visa front, they seem to have sorted something out which is going to be finalized in the next couple of days. Its still going to cost us 380 GEL which is a big hit, but there isn't much we can do about that.

Four weeks till Japan. Woopee!

Till next week,

DreamChaser,
Rodney Cuthbertson