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Mon, 12 Jun 2006

Our Long Weekend In Numurkah.

This weekend in Australia, we celebrate the birthday of the Queen of England. In actual reality, we have no clue about when she was born (look it up on Wikipedia...) but don't let that stop you from having a holiday.

We went on a pilgrimage to Megan's Mum's House in Numurkah. The drive down was uneventful, staying overnight in Holbrook, and getting there before lunch on Saturday. Double demerits apply during this weekend, so we have a real incentive to not get booked. And the boys in blue were out in force - good on them.

Maggie arranged for Megs and me to stay in a very nice Bed And Breakfast on the new highway (As it turned out, the B&B had just been sold, so we were the last customers). In all it was a great weekend, just spending time with family.

I have attached a large swathe of photos that Cate and I have taken, showing typical sutff we saw on our trip. Megs really enjoyed the oportunity to catch up on her reporting for school.

We also got to speak to Suzy, and her wedding is on 22 July at the registry!!! Wo Hoo!!!

 Cate and Sian on the road between Holbrook and Culcairn
Cate and Sian on the road between Holbrook and Culcairn
 Cate and Sian at the Howlong Park
Cate and Sian at the Howlong Park
 Sian trying to fly
Sian trying to fly
 Rutherglen Water Tower - A Wine Bottle!
Rutherglen Water Tower - A Wine Bottle!
 Inside the Bed and Breakfast.
Inside the Bed and Breakfast.
 Megan writing reports for school
Megan writing reports for school
 Numurkah footbridge repairs- Yes it really *is* closed
Numurkah footbridge repairs- Yes it really *is* closed
 See!!!!
See!!!!
 A fire Hydrant - Because Cate and I could!
A fire Hydrant - Because Cate and I could!
 Numurkah's Post Office - Very Typical Australian
Numurkah's Post Office - Very Typical Australian
 Water Wheel - Numurkah is an irrigated ares
Water Wheel - Numurkah is an irrigated ares
 Court House - No longer in use
Court House - No longer in use
 Cate thought this shop display was cool
Cate thought this shop display was cool
 One of the many pubs in main street
One of the many pubs in main street
 The War Memorial
The War Memorial
 Cate at the memorial park
Cate at the memorial park
 The Fire Station
The Fire Station
 The RSL Hall
The RSL Hall
 The flag at the RSL Hall
The flag at the RSL Hall
 A disused water tower
A disused water tower
 The old water plant
The old water plant
 Cate and Sian at the Train Park.
Cate and Sian at the Train Park.
 Cate and Sian at the Train Park.
Cate and Sian at the Train Park.
 Cate and Sian at the Train Park.
Cate and Sian at the Train Park.
 The Rotunda at the Train Park
The Rotunda at the Train Park
 Cate and Sian on swings
Cate and Sian on swings
 Typical inside house - relaxing
Typical inside house - relaxing
 Rutherglen Sign
Rutherglen Sign
 Mt Prior Winery - Mmmmm
Mt Prior Winery - Mmmmm
 Ruins outside Howlong
Ruins outside Howlong
 Morgan's Lookout
Morgan's Lookout
 Cate, Megs, and Sian at Holbrook - Submarine Park
Cate, Megs, and Sian at Holbrook - Submarine Park
 Enthusiastic Police presence on Double Demerit Weekend - Tarcutta
Enthusiastic Police presence on Double Demerit Weekend - Tarcutta
 Cate and Sian outside Dog on Tuckerbox - Gundagai
Cate and Sian outside Dog on Tuckerbox - Gundagai
 Look, I was there!!!!
Look, I was there!!!!

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Sian built a cool helicopter using Magmax pieces

Cool, Sian just showed me a wonderfull helicopter that she has built using Magmax magnetic pieces. I think that it is the first complex model that she has built since she got her first set in France for Christmas. She just tried to tell me that it was the 'only' thing in the book. I'm sure that we can find other designs. Wo Ho!
Sian-Helicopter1.jpg
Sian-Helicopter1.jpg
Sian-Helicopter2.jpg
Sian-Helicopter2.jpg

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