Mountain biking on Easter Monday

Up and out this morning to try and catch a lift to Mount Buller. Waited for about an hour listening to a Chris Molyes podcast. I honestly didn't think I would get there, then a guy picked me up and arrived at the resort about 10am. Went into the shop to hire a bike for the day but they had lent them all out. He said to come back an hour later to see if I could have one if someone hadn't picked the rental ones up. So I went for a walk around then back to the shop where I hired a Kona Stinky freeride bike. Got about 10 runs in in the day and was totally zzzzzed afterwards and was great going up the ski lift. I managed to fall off acouple of times but i'll put that down to needing a grippyer front tyre.

The temperature was fantastic all day with great views as well of the great dividing range. Plus with it been the last day of the season there wasn't many people around and the lifts were dear quiet which was great. Got a lifk back from a father and son and flopped into bed when I got back after an amazing day

Mansfield

Over Easter I went to the mountains 2 hours north of Melbourne called the alpine country. Here there are loads of vine yards and it is the area that was affected by the forest fires in February. Driving through was amazing to see the size of the devastation.

Arrived at the hostel and got my own room which was great, went to the tourist information to find out about some buses to the Mt Buller mountain resort where there is mountian biking but there wasn't any available during the summer season and it was 50km away. This is the area where people in Australia would come skiing in the winter so there were plenty of hire shops which was interesting because it was 25 degrees here.

On Easter Sunday I hitchhiked to the Mansfield zoo to meet up with Dave and Virginia from uni, spent the whole day there and got a lift back with them at the end. When I was there they showed me around all the animals. Then there was feeding time where Virginia talked to the crowd about all the animals whilst me and Dave chatted and tried to make Virginia laugh. There was lions to feed as well as dingos and kangaroos that you could hand feed because they weren't in any cages.