A Long Day's Drive
Yesterday I spent the bulk of the day on the road. What I thought would be a leisurely 6 hour drive down the coast road, ended up being a 10 hour slugfest of sitting on my fat arse in a car, cursing roadworks and caravan drivers who hog the road and sit below the speed limit. I did the last 5 hour stint with about 2 five minute breaks, with the main intent just to "get there."
"There" is Millfield in New South Wales. One of my mates, Erv, has taken his family on a slight sabatical from regular city life. He and his wife have converted an old church hall into an open living space. They have magnificent views out the back of the hall to the surrounding valley and hillside. They've been living there as their main place of residence over the course of this year. Country living at its finest.
There are 12 blokes here, including myself. Last night was the first time we've all been together this year so most of the evening was spent reminiscing and talking crap from 20 years ago. One of the guys also had DVD's of our exploits from our youth, so we spent a good hour reviewing what we did back in the mid 80's. Today is the AFL Grand Final. Although I thought it would be a day of feasting and drinking, 8 of the 12 got up and went for a run this morning. Maybe 40 is the sign of a health change!
Ciao for Now, Yes I Was A Runner Angry Dad.
"There" is Millfield in New South Wales. One of my mates, Erv, has taken his family on a slight sabatical from regular city life. He and his wife have converted an old church hall into an open living space. They have magnificent views out the back of the hall to the surrounding valley and hillside. They've been living there as their main place of residence over the course of this year. Country living at its finest.
There are 12 blokes here, including myself. Last night was the first time we've all been together this year so most of the evening was spent reminiscing and talking crap from 20 years ago. One of the guys also had DVD's of our exploits from our youth, so we spent a good hour reviewing what we did back in the mid 80's. Today is the AFL Grand Final. Although I thought it would be a day of feasting and drinking, 8 of the 12 got up and went for a run this morning. Maybe 40 is the sign of a health change!
Ciao for Now, Yes I Was A Runner Angry Dad.
posted by Wes at 10:35 am
2 Comments:
Sounds like a fantastic residence !
And yes, you owe your wife bigtime ;)
If you looked in the Oxford English Dictionary under the word "run" it would say "move at a speed faster than a walk" which i would say yes, it was a run.
Also, Anth is a treasure for allowing you to attend the big event this year, as was the effort by yourself to drive that far.
Good work Wiz, great to catch up.
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