I am fairly sure my memory of seeing and photographing the wombat in snow was IRL - but then again, until I find the actual photo I won't be 100% sure. My old non-digital photos are not as easy to search through as the photos on my computer.

I had some scary moments driving through southern mountains on the border of NSW & Victoria when there was ice on the road. I had absolutely no knowledge or experience of that. I didn't even know there was ice until I skidded on a country road. Give me coastal Newcastle weather any day! :-)