July School Holiday

Here we are in the middle of winter and things haven't slowed down much, we have been kept busy with a really good deal in the Motel which is 2 nights for $150.00, basically half price which is great if you want to get away for a couple of days without breaking the budget.
Speaking of getting away we managed some family time down at Turoa ski field for a week which was great fun, a few hadn't skied before but by the end of the week were blazing down the hill no problem so a great time was had by everyone....definately have to do it again.
Not all the time was spent on the mountain though, we had a couple of days where the weather wasnt so kind so we went or a bit of a wander around some of the tracks they have near Ohakune, its amazing how you can go there so often but not really see the place for what it is, an amazing amount of interesting history surrounds the area and is well worth a look. Of particular interest was the old route between Auckland and Wellington that cut through the central plateau, the old coach rd near Ohakune is a track well worth a visit part of which comes out at the new viaduct which is right beside the old one that you can still walk across, also never dissapointing is visiting the army museum in Waiouru. Plus to top the history lesson off the memorial to those who lost their lives in the Tangiwai rail disaster.