Mt. Olympus – Playground of the Gods

This weekend it was off to Mt Olympus for a weekend in the hills. Mt Olympus (aptly called the “Playground of the Gods”) is the only club field in Canterbury that I’d not visisted yet. I headed up with Paddy and Colm (two mad Irish) friends of Shelly’s.

Above you can see the olde-style chains for the big four wheel drive, and the slightly more manageable “easy fit” chains.

Then it was on up to the lodge for the evening. Olympus has a wonderful lodge – with an entire dress up box! It’s pretty much mandatory to dress for dinner ;)

And a quick video of the lodge itself.

The conditions themselves weren’t really good enough for me to enjoy properly. I’m not the most comfortable on thick ice! Still, I’m sure I’ll be up again (I’m cheating horribly here, as I’m writing this on 24th Sept and I’m heading up again tonight ;)