I'm Back on the Rugby Field

We'll its not too serious but it is fun. I'm playing Golden Oldies Rugby for the Camden Rams better known as the weathered rams. As you can tell there is lots of grey hairs on the field. A tradition of golden oldies is to start the game with a drink of port.
Me in action. It wasn't too hard to get those action shoots. I guess I wasn't moving too fast.

Thats my butt sticking out.

There I am at full tilt down the field. Most of the photos were just a blur of me. Luckily, Carol got this one.

Scott Comes to Town

Carol had her sister come for a month and I had Scott come for.....well.......an hour. Scott's a PEI'er that lived in Swan Hills for the last 10 years. He got a working holiday visa and worked in Perth for the last few months. He flew into Sydney on his way home to Alberta and his plane was delayed by 24 hours. He gave me a ring and we had a beer together at the house. Hopefully, I get more visitors from what I like to call "The Mother Land"

Truck for Sale

I have been in Australia for just over 2 years and I have finally decided to sell my truck. I hope people won't think it is some kind of scam since I am over here. Its been on the auto trader web site for a week and there was only one call for it. Hopefully, once the book is released we get more calls.

Katoomba

On the way to Wall's Cave.

Who's that girl, Roy? It was actually one of the Three Sisters; it is a rock formation in the Blue Mountians. The statue wasn't much fun, so he decided to hang out with me instead.
Pretty cool vines in the rain forest in the Blue Mountains.

Blue Mountains, Katoomba

Evan's Lookout. Just a short drive from the Blue Mountains.
This was on the journey from Walls Cave. Walking down wasn't too bad, but the climb back up was not much fun. Ryan stopped to strike a pose. VOGUE, VOGUE, VOGUE. This was one of three 'rides' in the Blue Mountains. It was very stable. On the other side there was a lookout and a short walk took us to a waterfall. Look who we found! We met up with Terry after her trip to Broken Hill in the Outback. Ted, don't look at the sweater wrapped around Margo's waist.
The rock formation in the background is called the Three Sister's. It almost looks like a fake background but it is real.

Mount Annan Botanical Gardens

Margo and I visited the Mount Annan Botanical Gardens today. Mount Annan is about 10 - 15 minutes from our house and just across the road from the kids school. This was the view from the summit. It is the skyline of Sydney in the background; if you look closely you can see the Tower (center) and the Harbour Bridge (left hand side). What time is it? This sundial was also at the summit.
Blue Tree. This is not a native tree; it was a dead tree that was painted blue.
If there were snails crossing the road, we ran over them. It was the first time I had seen this road sign.
This monument is in Honour of the Stolen Generation. 100,000 aborignal children were taken from their homes. There were rocks with comments from the stolen children along a pathway to the monument.

Illawarra Tournament

Ryan's team came second in the tournament. They played good.

Ryan getting ready for a scrum.

Marks team came first in their tournament. They got to meet some Waratahs. They are professional rugby players. Mark was in a big rush to get their autographs even though he didn't know who they were.