On the Road Again ... and Again

I'd only been back home for about 8 days when we hit the road again and headed this time for Canberra. Dot and I had withdrawal symptoms after not having seen Max for 4 months and felt imperative to see him. So, we spent most of Friday doing the 750-800 km between Armidale and Canberra and then did the return trip on Monday. It's a long day's drive, but manageable with two drivers and the relatively empty roads via the back route we take.

It was a good weekend to go, because Max played in a soccer match early on Saturday morning (which his side - the Peacocks - won 1 - 0), Beck played in a semi-final in the Belconnen Women's soccer (fourth grade) for Bel - North (which they lost 2 - 0, with both goals scored in the first 8 minutes), we could take Max to the brand new skate-board park alongside Lake Gininderra, and we could see Mike and Moira who had just returned from Santa Clara with a father's day gift for me, a mysterious letter only to be opened on 9/11, and a copy of Ella's birth certificate necessary for setting up her Australian bank account. The latter was very elaborate compared with the UK and local versions I've seen.

The photos below commemorate several of these events.

Max is on the left of this first photo, and the second (below) shows the award he got for his first season playing with the Peacocks. No comment is needed on the third.

Rebecca played in the #5 position for her team on a full-sized pitch and I gather that her opponents had one or two former Matildas ... people who represent Australia in women's soccer ... albeit perhaps in their 40s! Rebecca, by the way, was coach of Max's team,

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