Friday 30 September 2011
Bernadette
We all had a sleep in and Bernadette and I set off on a 45 minute walk about 8am and when we returned Frances had a beaut hot brekkie ready for us.
Late morning we set off for a drive to Mt Macedon and visited the large memorial cross for the soldiers killed in World War 1.
Bernadette at Memorial Frances, Reno Bernadette & Myself
We stopped in for a Devonshire tea at a trendy tea house in the park that offered excellent views of the surrounding countryside. It was good to warm up as the outside temp up in the hills was 7C.
Myself, Bernadette & David
In the mid afternoon we drove Bernadette down to Melbourne so she could join her husband David who had just flown in from Mackay. They are staying in a city hotel for the next 9 days as their youngest son Cameron is playing for Queensland in the under 15yrs school boy hockey team at the Australian Hockey Championships. We will meet up with them on Sunday as we will watch his team hopefully beat the Victorian team.
As we were in the city we then called in to the very large Crown Casino for a little flutter and for dinner. I only made a small donation so I wasn’t too upset. It was well patronised as many visitors are in town for the school holidays and tomorrow is the AFL (Aussie Rules Footy) Grand final.
The rain had returned in the mid afternoon but even though it was cold the wind had eased off a lot.
We finished up the day with a cuppa and a quiet night at home.
Sat 1 October 2011
We all slept in until 8am so we had a late start to the day, after brekkie is was off to do some shopping for supplies for the AFL (Aussie Rules Footy) Grand Final party that Frances and Reno were having for some friends at there place.
Aussie rules is a code I do not follow or have ever played so I am not up with all the rules. I have only ever followed and played Rugby League/Union and Soccer. I hope I yelled & cheered at the right times. It was a good afternoon with the game on the big screen and a few drinks and heaps of food although I did get caught for resting my eyes in the 2nd quarter. The team that most of us were barracking for was Geelong and they were the winners.
After the game we had dinner and a restful night chatting over coffee before an early night to bed (about 10ish.)
Sunday 2 October 2011
After an easy morning and Reno cooked up a great brekkie, we set of to the Hockey facilities to watch my Nephew in the National School Boys Hockey Championships. What a fantastic venue it was to watch the game. The sun came out for the first day during my visit. I think our family had the largest cheer squad in the stands. It was a walkover game with Queensland thrashing Victoria 6 to 1.
Cameron & Myself Cameron on the field
The Family Cheer Squad
Even the Victorian nephews and nieces were supporting the Queensland team because of their cousin Cameron.
After the Hockey we came home to get ready to go to the Trots (Harness racing) over an hours drive away. Reno’s nephew Charlie owned a horse in the last race. We stayed in the grandstand enclosed area so we were warm and the food and drinks were in that area also.
Me at the Trots
We had a fun night and I didn’t loose too much on the horses. It was a late night by the time we got home.
Mon 3 October 2011
After a slow morning doing some washing Frances took me to the new very large DFO where we had a look around before she dropped me over to catch up with my mate Wayne. It was a beautiful sunny day, but it was still too cold for this guy from the tropics.
I met Wayne on the Ms Amsterdam on the Grand World Voyage 45 day segment from Ft Lauderdale to Sydney early this year. It was beaut to catch up again and Wayne took me over to his local Pub for lunch and a few reds. We relived some of the stories of the cruise and some of the crew and other guests, but it was not the same as our drinks in the Crows Nest. I will be catching up with Wayne again in December as he is also doing the same Christmas Cruise to NZ as me.
We were all feeling a bit warn out at the end of the day so the executive decision was made to eat in and not go out in the cold night air..
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