Tortoise wrote: You're a trouper yourself, you know.
Why, thank you! When we speak about things that wives "put up with" (such as expensive hobbies like skiiing, mountaineering, how many stereo speakers can we get away with in the living room, etc) we use the term WAF. Wife Acceptance Factor. He has always boasted that his WAF is quite high.
Since he's snug in the village with a warm bed, hot shower and food included, Ted decided on a whim (well, my suggestion really as rides back to Melbourne/Geelong will be more easily found on a Sunday) to stay another night and get some downhill skiing in. He also thinks that he knows exactly where he lost his keys (in his camp, near the ruined Megamid) and that they will turn up in spring. Here is hoping.
The only real down side is that his beloved Canon A410 has suddenly stopped working. I suspect that the shutter may simply be frozen, the rest of the camera works fine. Of course he did not bring it down from the camp to be checked out. Am I brave enough for him to take the digital SLR up with him? Hmmmmmmm