Just a short post to let regular readers know I’m still around. I left early on Friday for a long weekend in Adelaide with young Michael.
It’s a five-hour drive, allowing for necessary breaks.
On Friday night I attended the South Australian Country Press Association awards, where The Border Watch was recognised for best sports story.
The ceremony was held at the historic Adelaide Town Hall.
Like most country boys on a rare visit to the city we headed to the casino afterwards. I didn’t gamble though.
The walk there involved crossing Hindley Street twice. That’s the nightclub precinct of Adelaide and it was pretty rowdy.
We got back to our hotel about 2.30am. In the Sunday Mail I read there was a stabbing at 3.25am in Hindley Street that night and a man was killed.
Young Michael played in an under 15 soccer tournament on the weekend for his club Gambier Centrals.
It was the Manchester United Premier Cup and Centrals were the only country team contesting the South Australian leg.
Most of the Centrals players were under 14, except Michael who is under 13 and two older boys, so they did well to be competitive in two of the three games.
I took the action shot below of a Centrals player flicking the ball on with a header.
