Matthew rang in at about 7pm to say that one of the boys had cut his hand and it had turned septic, The local medical centre said that they had to return immediately to get it operated on in Canberra, so they were leaving in a short while.
We expected him about 10pm, so I went to a friend's house to see some of their holiday snaps.
At about 9pm I got a phonecall from Matt saying that their car had broken down and they were hoping to get it towed. About 9:15pm I got another call saying that they wouldn't tow the car anywhere where they could get accommodation or transport, and would I mind coming and getting them?
So at 9:30pm I drove to Ulladulla to get them. I got there at around 1am. It was a stressful drive because of the kangaroos jumping across the road in the dark. You just get no warning - you just see this big 6 foot shape leap across the front of your car. There is no street lighting on the roads, and about half the trip is on winding mountain roads in the dark where there isn't even moonlight.
So I got there and found them parked at a closed service station looking rather forlorn. They transferred a mountain of luggage into my car and we took off. First stop was to find some coffee for me.
So we stopped at Bateman's Bay for coffee and then headed home.
You know if I close my eyes I can still see the long lines of reflectors stretching into the distance.
So we finally got home at around 4am after dropping the other kids off first.
If I remember correctly, today Matt has to:
- go to school to return his text books
- work at the restaurant over lunch
- go to the Uni of Canberra for an information session
- work at the restaurant in the evening.
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