Kalgoorlie 17th to 23rd September

Having a milkshake in Kalgoorlie

Winning their tug-o-war at the Coolgardie Day

Exploring one of the big  tip trucks in the street on Coolgardie Day

Nathan, Hannah, Louise, Jacob and Matthew at Ora Banda

Louise hanging around at the park

Hannah playing at the park

Strick having a beer at Ora Banda

Kalgoorlie was all about catching up with my sister Sarah and her partner Aaron and their two boys Nathan and Matthew. This isn't the first time visiting Kalgoorlie so we had really done alot of the tourist attractions previously. This trip was spent looking after Matthew and taking Nathan to school while both Sarah and Aaron worked on the Thursday and Friday. We did take Matthew to Hannan Park and for milkshakes, while the kids caught up on blogs and diaries. Oh and Strick got to know another Chiropractor visiting them Thursday, Friday and Monday.
Saturday was the Kalgoorlie cup, so the town was rather busy. Sarah had organised a bbq with some of their friends and Aaron's family for the Saturday night so this was rather relaxing.
The Sunday was the anniversary of Dad's passing so Sarah, Matthew, Louise and myself went to church and then we all ventured out to Coolgardie for a celebration of Coolgardie Day. There were bands, rides, showbags and some stalls that lined the street of Coolgardie. The main street was blocked off and there were people everywhere. The kids enjoyed themselves all getting a showbag and having a go at a side show game.
Monday saw a trip to Ora Banda which is an old country tavern about 70km from Kalgoorlie. Strick was first introduced to this back in 2007 when we visited with one of his best mates (and one of our groomsman) and went on a pub crawl for the day. Punt (who was Strick's mate) past away the following year and it is somewhere Strick always likes to visit when we come to Kalgoorlie and have a beer for Punt. They do also serve up nice burgers. On our way back into Kalgoorlie we also visited another country pub (The Broad Arrow) where the boys had another drink. Unfortunately both these places have a great outdoor area that you can sit in and today we were unable to enjoy these surrounds as it was RAINING and had turned rather cold with the Broad Arrow even having their fire lit.
Once we returned to Kalgoorlie the rest of the afternoon/night was spent with me cooking some cakes for us to take with us (and some for Sarah's freezer) and the kids having some time outside the car. The next day we were making the Pilgrimage home across the Nullabor. Something that again we have done before and although it can be tedious at times it does have some nice scenery and one that seems to change frequently. Unfortunately it is hard to believe that we are now on the way home and have been away for almost 13 weeks and this blog is coming to a close with only a few more entries to go.