This past weekend, the Canberra contingent of the Bryant clan took a trip up to Jindabyne for a breath of mountain air and some R&R. We stayed at the
Pender Lea is owned and run by Rudi and Chris Schatzle. German-born Rudi came to Australia in the early 1960s and was drawn to Thredbo partly because at the time German was one of the principal languages spoken in the fledgling village.
Anyway, with that famous German precision the couple have restored the chalet dubbed "the post office" to its former glory and as you'll see from the pictures it was an amazing place to stay. If you're ever looking to get away its only $220 per night during the summer and sleeps up to 9 people. Most of the beds are king size and there is even a spa as well as a traditional cast-iron bath.
The hot bath was an especially welcome inclusion after Matt, mum and Meredith took a 2-hour trail ride on Saturday afternoon.
The only let down of the weekend was the Eucumbene Trout Farm, which can only be described as a tourist trap. The only good bit was the free sighting of an echidna by the side of the gravel road approaching the "facility". Apparently the going rate for sitting around in a dirty dustbowl is $8.50 plus rod hire...
All up though a very enjoyable sourjourn.
Now we're just crossing our fingers that it will be still there next season because the whole alpine way has been closed on account of bushfires. Fingers crossed the wind will change for them!
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