Cradle Mountain

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We have created an album from our weekend at Cradle Mountain. The highlight of the trip was snow, which Jodie had never seen falling until this trip. We even enjoyed a hot tub while the snow was falling.

We stayed in the King Billy suite, which is the lodge's luxury suite and was a very special treat. We were finally able to relax and stoke a fire without worrying about one for our guests. The breakfast buffet was plentiful, and the restaurant was a real treat too. The rosewater panacotta was the final tipping point for Jodie's new culinary pursuit [a fantastic chai panacotta a few weeks before got things started].

We got out for a walk on Friday before dinner, and on cue the weather was bad enough on Saturday morning that we got to relax in the lodge in front of open fires, with irish coffee [the alcoholic content was loudly announced, much to Jodie's embarrassment]. In the afternoon, the snowfall started, which capped off a beautiful weekend.

Jodie was a little concerned about the weather conditions for driving. I think I lost count of the people she had talked to about ice on the road [granted, she didn't start all those conversations] before we went. Of course, with the low temperature and snowfall, those concerns happened to be warranted as we left on the Sunday morning. It was a lovely sunny day, but slow going until we hit Sheffield where the road surface could get a little of the sun. Oscar handled admirably - despite the ice there was only one little slip - and I was extremely thankful for the all wheel drive.