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It's school holiday time, so that means that there's plenty of time to get out and about. So, hot on the heels of Mt Twynam, was a jaunt out to Mt Cobbler for a lunch trip. And yes, lunch was pretty tasty!<br />
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Mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882275332543466424noreply@blogger.com0Mount Cobbler, Alpine National Park, Wabonga VIC 3678, Australia-37.0438889 146.59083329999999-62.5659234 105.28223929999999 -11.521854399999999 -172.10057270000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920538590602944761.post-80591234543229230502013-10-02T02:32:00.000-07:002013-10-02T02:34:35.963-07:00All Aboard the Telebus! mt Twynam 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's spring time again and that can only mean one thing... Another ski trip to Mt Twynam. Whilst the snow this year wasn't quite up to the high standard of last year, there was still plenty to choose from, and the sun did decide to shine for the most part. Here's a sneak peak...<br />
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Yes, another year down and another year wiser. Its birthday time again, and in what's becoming a bit of a tradition it was time to get snowy again! The Razorback Ridge served up another helping of fresh snow and sunshine so it was only polite to go and mess it all up with some fresh tracks and plenty of face plants! Enjoy the below shots, and go and get out there!<br />
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Well, no, this year the Easter trip to the mountains wasn't so 'epic', more like meandering really. With a reduced team of only four (but what a four!) things were certainly more sedate, and with a very 'cruisey' route planned there was plenty of time to munch on Easter Eggs!<br />
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Falls Creek lured us back for another dose, but this year in another direction with a chance to drop in on a few new huts to check out the capabilities of their fireplaces! Here's a glimpse of the action (and a chance for me to get back into this blogging thing, its been a while!)<br />
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Although Spring is in the air, the snow has still been calling out with quite a loud voice lately so that it is not easily forgotten. To say our final farewell for the season we headed to Mt Twynam (Australias third highest mountain) for a week of fresh tracks in the back country... and boy was it a hoot!!<br />
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The forecast was looking promising so we loaded the car up with excitement and anticipation at what was to be perfect spring skiing. After a trudge through the bush (weren't we meant to be skiing?) we crossed the Snowy River and found ourselves in a snowy bonanza! <br />
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With home set up and a sturdy kitchen bench carved into the snow we managed to sneak a few runs in on day one, which was lucky, coz day two wasn't so grand. With temperatures hovering around minus 8 and a howling wind, it was a great time to catch up on some rest and book reading while the tents still smelled fresh.<br />
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The weather stayed kind to us for another couple of days, and our legs copped a hiding from the endless climbing and descending, each run finishing with a look over the shoulder to pick the next line, with so much choice it'd be criminal to ski the same line twice!!<br />
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But our run of perfect weather was to come to an end and as you'll see, the clouds came rolling in, and we went rolling out, before things turned nasty. A beer and meat feast awaited our return to Jindibyne, a much better offer than camping in the snow/ rain/ wind and thunderstorms!! <br />
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Guess what i'll be doing this time next year? Wanna come??<br />
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Mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882275332543466424noreply@blogger.com2Mt Twynam, Kosciuszko National Park, NSW 2642, Australia-36.3952901 148.3189939-36.446416099999993 148.2400299 -36.3441641 148.39795790000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920538590602944761.post-73959106321538986702012-08-16T04:37:00.000-07:002012-08-16T18:49:57.190-07:00Birthdays in the Back Country!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Woohoo, its birthday time! August has traditionally played host to the month long festivities known as our birthday (the tradition started by my old man, also an August boy). Now I'm sure you'll all agree that birthdays are all about fun, and being a bit spoilt!<br />
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The biggest decision this year was what to do! A skiing weekend had been planned months in advance, but as it approached the weather forecast basically fell apart! Strong wind warnings, snow showers and hardly any visibility for the whole week. But after plenty of tooing and froing, we thought we'd better just go for it. And what a great decision!<br />
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After getting out of work as quickly as possible the weekend started with a birthday cake (complete with real snowman on top) and a beer at the Wangaratta Ski Club. The wind was howling, but we'd worry about that on Saturday.<br />
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And true to the forecast, Saturday was blowing! Cold, and windy enough to blow you off your feet (literally), but one thing the weather man got wrong was the sunshine, it was everywhere (except in the resort!). So seven of us parked the car, and headed out the Razorback at Mt Hotham for some fresh tracks and some good old backcountry telemark skiing and snow boarding! Yahoo!<br />
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The snow was firm but fresh, and all ours! So there was nothing else to do but lap it up for as long as our legs could take. Each run taking us out a little further, each run making our smiles a little bigger!<br />
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So Saturday was a raging success, but Sunday was keen to get some love too, and turned on another spectacular show. We'd tracked out all the slopes, but with the howling wind banished, the snow softened up beautifully for a near perfect day, and gave us another opportunity to brush up those turns.</div>
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Could you get a much better birthday? I really don't think so!</div>
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Happy birthday!!<br />
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To see some more photos click <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103548312584343321359/BackCountryHotham?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCM-94rTG_OnQWw&feat=directlink" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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While we're all shivering at work through the week, complaining of the cold the snow has been falling! So rather than grumble about the winter, why not get out and enjoy it! Here's some motivation...<br />
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<br /></div>Mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882275332543466424noreply@blogger.com1Alpine National Park, Great Alpine Rd, Hotham Heights VIC 3741, Australia-36.9666667 147.1166667-40.1277347 142.0629557 -33.8055987 152.1703777tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920538590602944761.post-36893050606652772012-07-27T02:06:00.001-07:002012-07-27T02:15:35.234-07:00Overland Winter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its cold, its wet and its the middle of winter what do you do? While some like to snuggle into sleep-ins, others do a bit of work on the couch wearing in the groove that marks their spot in front of the TV, maybe you're dreaming of warmer days. But not many people are thinking of seven day treks in Tasmania are they? But they should!<br />
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So while others were making the most of the warm indoors a select group of us took to the wilderness of The Overland Track, one of Australia's most popular bushwalking tracks. Starting at Cradle Mountains and making our way down to Lake Sinclair via Pine Valley. <br />
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We came expecting the worst, carrying snow shoes, ski/ walking poles, plenty of 'warm you up' gear (including a borrowed, and extremely great pair of down filled purple pants! Think sleeping bag for your legs) and water proof armour. Our packs were full of more of the same 'warm you up' style goodies to eat so we were set no matter the conditions thrown at us.<br />
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Thankfully however we were in luck. Yes we got our share of rain, but most of it came when we were tucked up in our hut in front of the fire. Yes that's right, I said hut and fire! The Overland Track, being one of Australia's most popular is decked out with a fine collection of huts for you (us) to call your home each night. So warm and dry socks greeted us each morning! ahhh the luxury...<br />
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So although we managed to avoid most of the falling from the sky water, we still encountered plenty of 'Tassie weather' We had the frozen snow of Cradle Mountain that made climbing to the top too risky, frozen ponds and puddles to make the trails more like an ice skating rink. There was some 'a bit too deep' mud and a few river sections that really should have been the track. But on the whole we got lucky with the weather and even saw the sun occasionally.<br />
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So while I could fill up the rest of this blog post with a blow by blow recount, i'll let you fill in your own story. All you need to know is we ate like kings, giggled and laughed at most farts and burps, walked ourselves into that space where time means nothing, got wet feet, ate some more, walked some more and soaked up all that Tassie had to give us! A great trip, that really couldn't have been much better!<br />
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As the days wear one, we get a little bit older each day. Some people spend their time worrying about it, others embrace it. We test it out. <br />
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The annual Winery Walkabout was held the other week, so just like a good bottle of plonk we matured for the occasion complete with old Nanna op shop smell and a beige and brown bus to lead us on our way. With typical 'year of the good times' weather, the day couldn't go wrong. We hope you can make it next year, we'll be there for sure!<br />
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*Thanks to all the photographers on the day, I kept forgetting! <br />
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Get up out of bed! yes its cold outside, and warm inside your bed, but the mornings are cracking at the moment, clear skies, frosty ground, worth the early rise that's for sure! I just need to convince my bike riding buddies to keep it up, although when you're solo you can stop for moment like this! See you in the morning! <br />
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I'm feeling a little lost at the moment, all tired and worn out. It's been another busy couple of weeks as you might have guessed by the lack of posts (there's a few to catch up on!). But its now time to relax and gather up the reserves again. Our school camp is over and what better way to wind down than to have another look at where our boots have been. Here's a couple of sneaky shots taken down in Melbourne when I wasn't chasing my class of 10 year olds around. Enjoy, I'm off for a nap!<br />
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Heading out for the Wednesday morning ride this morning I was rudely reminded of one thing. The temperature was sitting at 0.1 degrees, my cheeks were stinging, eyes watering and brain clinging on to the warm sensation that was bed... Winter is coming...<br />
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With Winter coming it means that Autumn is leaving or 'leafing' if you like so as a little tribute I thought I would share a few pics from the past weekend around Beechworth where the leaves were at their best. <br />
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We'll have to wait another 12 months before the yellow carpet comes down again, I'm excited already! We don't get leaves quite like this in Shepparton, but its a good excuse to get away! <br />
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Sooner or later every leaf will end up on the ground, just waiting for someone to come crashing through them with a great big smile and feet kicking... C'mon you know you wanna!<br />
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Picture this... Beautiful sunny days, crisp autumn air, amazing colours splashed over trees and ground, a roaring fireplace, wineries with glasses and bottles at the ready, breweries beckoning and a few great people to share it with...<br />
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Sitting snugly at the bottom of Victoria's best mountains, Bright played host to us this weekend and put on quite the show. The mountain bike trails provided the warm up and work for the weekend before rewarding ourselves with a bit more of the good life.<br />
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Boyntons winery was as far as our bakery lunch could take us before we needed refueling. Even with a glass or two of the local drop it took a while to get going again, and some time sitting in the sun was required (yep, a real disaster).<br />
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The doona was peeled back. There was no sunshine greeting my eyes this morning. The doona got heavier and bed got warmer. It was then that I realised that the sun hadn't actually come up to warm the world yet, and it was soon to be a beautiful morning. And the Violet Town market was on!</div>
<a name='more'></a>I was up (but still not moving very quickly). The pot of porridge nearly boiled over in an eruption screaming WAKE UP MATT!! Slowly the sun crept up and the bike was wheeled out into the morning (3 degrees... brrr), and thank goodness it did.<br />
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The morning kept on improving, the breeze was giving a friendly little nudge in the right direction and the peddles turned over effortlessly. The world was awake (and by now me too). Flocks of birds flying all around, a hawk watching all below, cows munching and staring at strange men in lycra, ahh what a morning it was.</div>
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'The Wake Up Call' is a new series of posts that aim to give everyone a bit of motivation to "wake up" and do something. A photo and a short little brag is all it is, if you have one you'd like to share then send it in to <a href="mailto:ourtwoboots@me.com">ourtwoboots@me.com</a> Mornings really are the best part of the day, so go and get out there!</div>
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Old Dookie Rd. The morning fog lifts to give us an absolutely perfect morning for a ride. The 135km loop to Violet Town via Dookie had it all, sunshine and muffins at the Violet Town cafe and a tail wind on the way home!<br />
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On another note, you can now follow us on Twitter, check out the feed on the right and step aboard. (thanks to <a href="http://www.aisforavocado.com/">A is for Avocado</a> for the idea!)</div>Mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882275332543466424noreply@blogger.com1Shepparton VIC 3630, Australia-36.3775176 145.4000439-36.4286551 145.32107989999997 -36.326380099999994 145.4790079tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920538590602944761.post-39565206752214729862012-04-09T23:12:00.000-07:002012-04-09T23:12:18.230-07:00Mt Bogong Easter Epic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Easter means many things for many people, for us it means getting away to appreciate friends, family and the beautiful places around. The 'Easter Epic' this year took us to Victoria's highest mountain, Mt Bogong.<br />
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Our Good Friday was a little better than usual with Jo getting another year older, she's now 3 going by the candles on her cake, and is really growing up quickly. The vocal cords were warmed up with 'happy birthday' which ensured that other campers stayed at a distance for their own safety. The wind however came in to help Jo with the candles in the middle of the night. And boy did it blow, luckily the morning head count confirmed that everyone was still on the ground, although Stu was looking for the yellow brick road.<br />
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Being Easter the full moon was out, and in spectacular form, rising over the trees in a perfectly clear sky. It took everyone by surprise when it seemingly leapt over the horizon and lit up the campground. A great end to the day (topped off with another big feed of course!) <br />
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</div>Mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882275332543466424noreply@blogger.com1Mt Bogong, Alpine National Park, Nelse VIC 3699, Australia-36.7325 147.3066666-36.834307 147.1487381 -36.630693 147.4645951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920538590602944761.post-51350959605324911912012-04-04T21:34:00.000-07:002012-04-04T21:34:18.797-07:00Laverty's Lunch...(photo's and a few words)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jk6jkhktuao/T30VUfgPq-I/AAAAAAAAC8I/CZAmxoaeCF8/s1600/SAU_0637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qog-hmFT0PM/T30WSP20oqI/AAAAAAAADAo/tzM5jijnvvs/s1600/SAU_0641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qog-hmFT0PM/T30WSP20oqI/AAAAAAAADAo/tzM5jijnvvs/s400/SAU_0641.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
The invitation was put out "do you guys want to come out the the bush and make sausages?" Yep, we do. So we did. <br />
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The people flocked to down town Lucyvale (near Coryong) for the annual FSU weekend (I'll leave you to figuring out what FSU stands for) where our good friends were looking for an excuse to go hunting and bring us our dinner.<br />
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The clocks were wound back as we became hunter gatherers for the weekend, some were hunters, others gatherers and the rest were just happy to be the consumers! Ducks and deer were hunted, herbs were gathered and occasionally a vegetable was even spotted!<br />
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With all the goods collected, the meat was divied up and the feast went into preparation mode, the mincer fired up and churned out sausages straight from the bush and garden. They don't get much better than that i can tell you! <br />
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</tbody></table>Good food, good people, and of course good times flowed through the weekend. Plenty of questions about preparing our own food, forget about the supermarkets, this is heaps better! Thanks to the laverty's for having a beautiful house for us to invade! I'll let the photos say the rest. <br />
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</div>Mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882275332543466424noreply@blogger.com1Mt Buffalo VIC 3740, Australia-36.7211485 146.81803630000002-36.7965805 146.71207980000003 -36.6457165 146.9239928tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920538590602944761.post-5650474205995843582012-03-06T02:08:00.000-08:002012-03-06T02:08:27.382-08:00A feast for your eyes!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dfR5sYTu7g8/T1XeblroX9I/AAAAAAAAC3k/9WOODyhYRiE/s1600/DAT_1108-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dfR5sYTu7g8/T1XeblroX9I/AAAAAAAAC3k/9WOODyhYRiE/s400/DAT_1108-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Fear not, the boots are still walking, and the blog posts are set to continue in '2012 The Year of The Good Times'. They may not be quite as regular, but hopefully they'll still put a smile in your dial.<br />
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The great photo round up is drawing to a close, we've got a pile of photos we've printed (yep, old school, we've even got an album!). Here's a taste of what we've got. If anyone would like a copy of any of the photos, then just let me know. So sit back an enjoy, its slower than the last barage! <br />
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Yes it's been a while since you've heard from us, but you know that can only mean we've been busy! The holiday is over, we're back at work, found a house to call a home and have begun tackling the enormous job that is sifting through photo's. But things are settling down, and we are finding the odd bit of free time. <br />
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During these rare bits of free time we've started the reminiscing, telling a few yarns from our trip and going through the "do you remember the time when..." conversations. To all those people out there who are still excited about the stories and some of the photo's stay tuned, the India 2011 slide night is coming to a town near you! And for those further afield or who just can't wait a day longer, then feast your eyes on the video below, a little snapshot of our trip!! Enjoy and please leave a comment, we'd love to know what you think!<br />
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Here we are sitting in Kuala Lumpur and its hard to believe that we're no longer in India! Sure the city is completely different, the foods, the smells and everything else, but our bodies and minds still haven't caught up with the stamps in our passports!<br />
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We spent our last few days wrapping up India. A visit to the Taj Mahal, where we weren't dissappointed. We feared that after hearing everyone rave about it and seeing pictures everywhere for years it wouldn't be all that impressive... Wrong! Seeing it at sunset from across the river was a great first introduction, but seeing it from inside at sunrise the next morning was fantastic!! All the morning light creating beautiful colours and not having the view filled with crawling tourists made for a spectacular view! What a perfect way to finish our time in India! We said our thanks and goodbyes to India over our last glimpse and then headed back towards Dehli for another dose of Dehli Belly (got a feeling this one was lurking for a while though). <br />
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So that's it, no more India stories, or at least not for a while, the pull to India is sure to get stronger and will definately get us back again. So thanks to everyone we met there, both foreign and local, who made our trip so great!!<br />
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We've found ourselves back in the thick of India again, no more cow covered streets, dust covered everything or strange noises all through the night... Hang on a minute, yes there is!! Varanasi, the ancient holy city of India has it all, including a similarity to village life!<br />
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But it hasn't all been scams and cons. Wandering along the Ganges through the more than 80 Holy bathing ghats you're reminded just how important religion is to everyone in India. Everywhere you look there's someone bathing, praying,selling something, playing cricket or going to the toilet! And then you remind yourself that the Ghats are meant to be holy places, but it all seems to make perfect sense (or perhaps we've been in India a little too long?). The ghats are a great place to see India, its all there right in front and around you. The smells, the sights, and of course the poo!<br />
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The poo doesn't stop on the ghats though, no it heads up the banks and right through all the tiny alley ways that make up the old town area. We'd heard all about the ghats in Varanasi, but had no idea about the alleys. Talk about confusion! They twist and turn their way around until you really have no idea where you are or have come from, but they're full of life! Chai wallahs, food dhabas, bangle shops and all sorts of other strange things. At night the fog rolled in, the power goes out and then you really have no idea how to get home and you do your best to seek out the river, everyones reliable landmark!<br />
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Varanasi really does revolve around the Ganges. The river is full of business, from the cry of "hello... boat?" coming from the hundreds of boatmen wanting you to accompany them for an hour or two (its always the best time to go out for a trip!), to the barbers chopping away at hair, the gamblers playing cards, that Sadhu's looking for donations and the funeral parties buying their piles of firewood.<br />
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Religion does manage to find its part in all the activity however. Most people are there to bath and offer blessings to the river. There's the nightly puja (religious ceremony) conducted with the masses of Indian pilgrims and tourists mixed in complete with blaring music, fire and plenty of chanting, which is a pretty incredible sight. We were even lucky enough to be long the river banks at the time of the lunar eclipse. Apparently this is a tough time for the Hindu gods, so all the temples close so the gods can focus their attention on bringing back the moon. Everyone heads to the river and adds their own prays and blessings to the fold and when the moon finally makes it back, its bathing time to celebrate the success. Then just to make sure the moon doesn't disappear again, most people sleep the night on the ghats, before bathing again (this night the temperature dropped to probably around 5 or 6 degrees and the water is far from warm! talk about committed).<br />
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Varanasi is the best city to get the full on India experience, complete with enjoying your lassi to the site of a dead person being carried past you on the way to the burning ghat. A place where the kids play cricket next to a cremation ceremony. Death is a way of life in India, just as religion is, and Varanasi is the place to discover them both. <br />
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- Every drinking straw has a hole in it<br />
- Shop owners say that if they don't stock something then it must be "impossible" or "I think not possible in India"<br />
- You have to use your camping matress in hotels to avoid bruising<br />
- Bicycles are used to carry families, sheep, goats or bags of chickens or gas bottles<br />
- Cricket is allowed to be played in front of the burning ghat (cremation ghat), but photography is not allowed. *in India cricket is a religion too. <br />
- You can enjoy a lassi in a little cafe whilst watching dead bodies being carried past on the way to the Ganges<br />
- Cows are permitted to eat the blessing flowers after they have been offered to the Gods. *In India nothing is wasted. <br />
- Someone decided that it was a nice idea to decorate cow poo with incense and flowers. <br />
- Old men get as excited as kids to have there photo taken<br />
- We are offered drugs in the street by a man as old as your grandpa <br />
- Thousands of people bath in the dirtest water at 10pm in winter just because it is a lunar Eclipse<br />
- On the train you can buy anything: a toothbrush made from a stick, boot pollish, phone battery, screw driver, drill bit set, toy cars, trorch, memory cards, hairbrush, socket set, binoculars, watch, USB, food... EVERYTHING!<br />
- You will be told that the Ganges water is very clean: "it tastes like natural water, its very good, and its chemical free".... serious!<br />
-The barber stops half way through a hair cut and shave to have a chai break and a buiscuit. <br />
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