Sophie's First Basketball Grand Final

In her first season playing basketball Sophie and her team won through to play in the Grand Final today.  Of course it was a double celebration because it was also Adam's first season as Coach.

They played well but the other team was stronger on the day. It was a fantastic result for the team over the season. (And medals are always good!)

Umpire Ebony

As well as playing Netball on Saturdays, Ebony is in training as an Umpire.  We were able to see her in action today.  As a trainee, her powers are limited but that will change in future.  It is a great opportunity to develop leadership skills.

Holly the Netballer

We had the chance to see Holly in action with her netball team today.  It was a miserable day so they were lucky to be on an inside court.

As they are a new team, the Coach is giving them experience of a number of positions and Holly played Goal Keeper and Centre.

Mitchell's Fourteenth.

On Sunday we took the opportunity to get Mitchell's photo for Granny's Gallery.  Although his birthday was a while ago, the need for a haircut and the fact we had been away for a while meant it was a little late.  He has not changed a lot during the delay!

Touring the Bermagui Area

There was plenty to keep us occupied in the area around Wallaga Lake, Bermagui and Merimbula.  We called in on the Bega Cheese factory where Claire became a little nostalgic.

We found an interesting winery -

and met some friendly locals.

There were local attractions and gardens around Tilba Tilba

 and being a tourist area there were plenty of places to eat.

If you are so inclined, there are fishing opportunities everywhere.

Beaches

The south coast of NSW has plenty of big wide open beaches to explore and at the time we visited, crowding was definitely not an issue.

Autumn Skies

The warm, windy and humid weather in the area round Bermagui made for some interesting skies during our stay.

Wallaga Lake

We had been recommended to Wallaga Lake near Bermagui by friends Lex and Rosemary so we set up camp on the waters edge for a few days.

We used the camp as a base for touring the local area.

Leitchville Icons

In the past it had been Kervin favourites to visit Kow Swamp and Mount Hope so we went to take another look.  Kow Swmp was usually visited after milking on hot summer evenings.  It was hot when we visited so we set up for a few photos.

The sunset did not disappoint.

  We also went to see Mount Hope and Suicide Rock where so many family picnics had been held in the past.

Visiting the Past

We decided that it would be interesting to look around Cohuna to see if there had been changes over the years.  We set up in the Caravan Park which has certainly been upgraded since our last visit there.

We set up close to the water in the aptly named "Nomad Row".

Around the park there is a lot of water even though the surrounding country is in drought.