PETE’S 21ST AND THE GRAND FINAL

We flew home on the 11th September as Peter turned 21 on the 14/9/08 and both the Alexandra Seniors and Reserves were playing in the Grand Final on the 13/9/08. Both Peter and Grant (Jaylene’s boyfriend) were playing in the reserves so we were in for a jam packed weekend. We drove down to Kalgoorlie and put the dogs in a Pet Motel and then flew out direct from there to Melbourne. We had a tail wind on the way over so we landed early – it only took 3 hours instead of 3hours 25minutes. The weather was beautiful the day we left so we had really great views flying over W.A. and the Bight.

The trip was well worth it as both teams won their Grand final games. We all went back to Alexandra to celebrate. The boys celebrated fairly hard as you would expect. We spent most of the night and Sunday catching up with friends. It was great to see them all again.

We dragged Peter and Grant away from the celebrations on Sunday afternoon and took them all out for tea at Hog’s Breath Café. We then had lunch with my mum and dad on Monday and flew back to Kalgoorlie Monday night. It was a full on weekend but it was worth every bit. Needless to say we were a bit exhausted when we finally got back to Laverton on Tuesday afternoon.

TIME TO MOVE

Well our time at Laverton has come to an end for now. The weather is getting hotter every week and it really starts to hit you when you’re out detecting. Some of the other prospectors have left and a few more are leaving in the next few weeks. We still didn’t find that elusive big chunk of gold. We haven’t given up – we are just going to have a break. Steve has got a job on a Wheat/Canola Station near Mullewa / Geraldton with the harvest so we are going to head towards the coast which is what we had planned to do for summer anyway.

Our last week in Laverton was fairly memorable as their was a sports week on and indigenous kids and their families came from everywhere. Luckily, the caravan park people had seen it all last year and would not let any book into the caravan park. Thank goodness. The rubbish, noise and drunks from the grown ups were enough to try anyones patience when living in close proximity. It is really sad that the kids have these as examples to look up to. Given the right guidance they might have a chance in life, unfortunately the system doesn’t allow it. There are a few families that will try but it’s those that don’t care and abuse the system that make it harder for the rest.