Yes, it has been a long time since my last post on Australia day. There is no excuse other than that I have settled into a work/life routine that neglects blogging. I am still happy with my choice of moving back to Thredbo; work takes me to some beautiful spots every day for some physical exercise, mainly wielding shovels and mattocks. I am definitely getting fitter and had to punch a new hole in my belt because of a shrinking waist line.
In my leisure time I enjoy the tranquillity of the village in off-season, or attend some of the regular events that happen on weekends. Many of you are familiar with the main stream events, such as the music festivals or mountain bike races, but today is the inaugural wine and cheese festival, which has not been publicised as widely. The festival kicked off this morning with the first ever Thredbo Cheese Rolling Competition, a fitting first act to a day dominated by food and wine; after all, this is a place that offers many outdoor activities and a variety of hedonistic pleasures in close proximity, enabling a well balanced life style.
The cheese rolling competition took place at the bottom of a relatively steep ski run. It was held in three categories: women, men and children. The women and men categories were racing after a rolling wheel of Swiss cheese down the hill, while the children raced towards a stationary wheel of cheese up the hill. There were just enough participants in each category to make for competitive racing. This was the first cheese rolling event that I attended and I can report that it is definitely a very entertaining affair for spectators, not least because there are many cheesy puns to be made.
The races were dominated by local employees, which took out the first three spots in both the women's and men's categories, despite the attendance of a very cheese-experienced Swiss team. Maybe the problem was that the wheel of cheese was made in Australia and didn't possess the exact rolling qualities of a much larger wheel of Emmental. As usual these days, in the children's category everyone was a winner (just someone was the first winner and someone else the last winner...)
For those of you with devices that support mp4 streaming, below are some movies of the final races. Maybe they tempt you to start training for next year's race, so that it may grow into a major Australian sporting event.
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| A selfie during morning tea at work |
In my leisure time I enjoy the tranquillity of the village in off-season, or attend some of the regular events that happen on weekends. Many of you are familiar with the main stream events, such as the music festivals or mountain bike races, but today is the inaugural wine and cheese festival, which has not been publicised as widely. The festival kicked off this morning with the first ever Thredbo Cheese Rolling Competition, a fitting first act to a day dominated by food and wine; after all, this is a place that offers many outdoor activities and a variety of hedonistic pleasures in close proximity, enabling a well balanced life style.
The cheese rolling competition took place at the bottom of a relatively steep ski run. It was held in three categories: women, men and children. The women and men categories were racing after a rolling wheel of Swiss cheese down the hill, while the children raced towards a stationary wheel of cheese up the hill. There were just enough participants in each category to make for competitive racing. This was the first cheese rolling event that I attended and I can report that it is definitely a very entertaining affair for spectators, not least because there are many cheesy puns to be made.
The races were dominated by local employees, which took out the first three spots in both the women's and men's categories, despite the attendance of a very cheese-experienced Swiss team. Maybe the problem was that the wheel of cheese was made in Australia and didn't possess the exact rolling qualities of a much larger wheel of Emmental. As usual these days, in the children's category everyone was a winner (just someone was the first winner and someone else the last winner...)
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| A proud winner of the male category |
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| The locals dominated all races |
For those of you with devices that support mp4 streaming, below are some movies of the final races. Maybe they tempt you to start training for next year's race, so that it may grow into a major Australian sporting event.
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