Gary Ablett had a son!

I thought the team that paid $9 million for him was buying a player well past his use by date. Turns out its Ablett Junior! Who would have known it except the few followers out there of aussi rules? He is pretty good too and the papers here are full of him. Very confusing when your knowledge of AFL is a bit sketchy.
We are happily ensconced in the welcoming embrace of Wogarno Homestead, just south of Mt Magnet. It is raining. Who knows if we will be bogged tomorrow. Wynn and I are paying $50 for our own shearer's quarters while Ross and Jean are camping. Enough said.
It was an 8 hour drive today from New Norcia. The highlights were Dalwallinu, Paynes Find, a gold ore battery worth a visit ( see photos), and our sausage dinner with NN bread.
Power here is off batteries or generator so will keep this short. Tomorrow we head off to Mt Magnet, the crossroads to the midwest, and Cue, an old historic mining town.
It is 10.30 pm. We should have been in bed hours ago. We have to speak in whispers. I've never known such early sleepers!
It is very quiet here and if it wasn't cloudy and wet, the sky would be ablaze with stars.
Jean is mourning the loss of a dozen free range eggs, labelled, "laid by Audrey, Shirley, Debbie, Claire and Julia" to indicate pedigree. We left in the fridge at NN.
I'm concerned at the prospect at a late night visit to the loo in the dark here.
Time for bed.
Rob Vines