After a quick breakfast we headed off to Tuggeranong to watch our niece Carla play in the quarter finals of the NSW/ACT Basketball Comp. Her team won by at least 10 points so made it into the semi final that was being played at 3pm. With Mum and Jojo, we went to Maccas for mornos. Our first visit in Canberra for this trip; Wendy went for a month without Maccas - amazing! What used to be a decent feed at a decent price has morphed into almost 'need to take a loan out' visit. However, we all enjoyed our mornos, so that's the main thing.
After lunch, Greg took the bike for an outing on a very cold and overcast afternoon. He initially intended to go further than 25km, but as the cold crept into his bones he ended up heading home for a nice hot shower. After visiting Dad, he had a ride around The National Arboretum then part of the lake, before heading home. Meanwhile, Wendy had a little rest then went with Mum back to Tuggeranong to watch Carla play in the semis, and they won that game quite convincingly in the end so are now into the finals, being played tomorrow sometime around midday'ish. Fortunately, this game will be at Belconnen, about 2km from home.
On Greg's return, he got down to making dinner with whatever leftovers he could find in the fridge. We ended up with rice, veggies, cheese and egg fritters with smashed sweet/potato. Not bad for a 'part-time chef'. Thank you Gregory!
One lonely hot air balloon aloft on a frosty Canberran morn
It is so cold in Canberra, even the trees need blankies!
The roos looked a lot fluffier than ours at home due to the extra layers of fur required to keep the cold out
No leaves = winter in Canberra
A new sculpture at the National Arboretum - a bird that has multiple moving parts
Action shot of Carla
The look on Carla's face - 'seriously, you're taking another picture of me'
After Carla's semi-final win with Mum
Sunset was ruined by rain
Well done Carla. Good luck with the grand final. And it's in the Nana and Aunty hand book to take way too many photos of the special people in our lives.
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