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Cheers Marcus
We spent the afternoon at Sovereign Hill, a re-created gold mining town, in Ballarat, Victoria's third largest city. It's a great place and the kids all had a good time. The highlight was definitely the train ride into pitch black darkness as we descended into a mine shaft. Laughter and sceams and a few surreptitious whacks to the heads of unsuspecting passengers, sorry Alex!We didn't find any gold but I did buy a little bottle with some gold in it just so we didn't come away empty handed.
Tonight we finally managed to wean the kids off junk food! Hungry Jacks last night and roadhouse food today convinced them they needed a healthy home cooked meal. Spaghetti Bolognese coming right up. Sophie cooked a great meal and all the kids appreciated it.
Perhaps not quite as much as Haydn appreciated his cone from Hungry Jacks last night. Nothing like a bit of soft serve lip balm!
Tonight we're staying at Ballarat Secondary College, in very comfortable conditions, for one thing we have a heater! And carpet on the floor. The kids have just had lights out but as I exited every one of them had their mobile phone in their hands!
Today:
Tekira is feeling a bit better today.
Joel and Alex haven't lost anything today.
Haydn has said a lot of weird funny stuff today.
Joel has played with his new mobile phone all day today.
Zak and Kiara have hung out together all day today, and yesterday, and the day before! They really do have a great relationship.
It's VERY cold in Ballarat but Sam has worn shorts and a T-shirt all day today!
Sophie loved Sovereign Hill and said she'd love to work there or live there today.
Alex and Sam bought huge bags of chocolate today.
Joel finally got credit today.
Zak and Kiara called home today and couldn't understand why strangers answered the phone, until they learnt about STD codes today.
Sophie declared that turkeys are ugly today.
Joel said "It feels like we've been here for six years" today.
And I rejoiced to find the school's vending machine sells Vanilla Diet Coke today!
Today:
Tekira is feeling a bit better today.
Joel and Alex haven't lost anything today.
Haydn has said a lot of weird funny stuff today.
Joel has played with his new mobile phone all day today.
Zak and Kiara have hung out together all day today, and yesterday, and the day before! They really do have a great relationship.
It's VERY cold in Ballarat but Sam has worn shorts and a T-shirt all day today!
Sophie loved Sovereign Hill and said she'd love to work there or live there today.
Alex and Sam bought huge bags of chocolate today.
Joel finally got credit today.
Zak and Kiara called home today and couldn't understand why strangers answered the phone, until they learnt about STD codes today.
Sophie declared that turkeys are ugly today.
Joel said "It feels like we've been here for six years" today.
And I rejoiced to find the school's vending machine sells Vanilla Diet Coke today!
3 comments:
no std's on the footy trip. lets keep it clean.
Hi Marcus
Hope all is going well. Thank you for all the fun you are bringing to the kids it sounds like they are having a wonderful time. Cant wait to read the next chapter of the adventure in Melbourne.
All the best Brad & Jenny Mezger.
ps: I didnt even know you could reply to these things until i started playing around. Also can you please see if you can Alexs camera charged at a photographers or somewhere.I dont know if you know or not but he left the mains charger at home, just ask him if he hasnt asked you which i asked him to do. Thanks for every thing Marcus.
I'm so glad Sophie's faith was rewarded, she has become a very beautiful young lady, both inside and out, and I am proud of her.
The whole trip sounds terrific, bravo to you for organising it.
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