No rain today, but very cloudy...I had a very enjoyable game with Lois from Mandurah and Linley from Maylands.

After a delicious lunch with Jenny, Irene and Lorenz at a restaurant  on the main street, Lorenz and I went for a walk to look at all the beautiful old buildings.

The statue of Paddy Hannan on Hannan Street in the heart of Kalgoorlie. Patrick Hannan was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June 1893 set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia.

The Palace Hotel is a historic hotel and landmark which has been in the heart of Kalgoorlie since 1897. We were to have dinner on the verandah in the evening.

More old buildings, I was quite impressed with how well they are being looked after.

Lovely big wide streets...

The balcony of the Palace Hotel

The view from the balcony....

What a great night we had...the food was fabulous and we had so many laughs....from the left is Jan, Jenny, Lee, Irene, Lorenz and Jonnine.

 

The Super Pit is one of the Australia's largest open pit gold mines...I have wanted to see it for a long time...I was absolutely amazed at the depth of the pit. Lorenz and I were thankful that Jenny drove us to  the lookout in the rain.

The enormous trucks looked so tiny....gives you an idea of how large this pit is.

Lorenz and I are staying with Jenny and Irene (above) in The View motel...the rain continued for most of the day and it was bitterly cold and very windy...not at all what we had expected to experience in Kalgoorlie.

The nicest part of the day was at around 5 pm....this photo is of the little artificial lake next to the clubhouse...

The stunning Goldfields course...it didn't look so beautiful this morning when we played, so nice to see it in the sunlight.

 

Some of the twenty eight ladies from WAGC travelling to Kalgoorlie for the Goldfields Ladies Open...from the left...Majella, Judith, Marjorie, Robin, Lorenz, Jenny and Lisa D

Beautiful flight above Perth...

The magnificent Swan River...

How fortunate to have such sensational views ....

Dinner at the Thai Restaurant on the main street in Kalgoorlie...from the left...Anne, Jonnine, Lee, Irene, Jenny F,  Jan, Lyn, Nellie, Jenny J and Lorenz ...

 

Twelve ducklings...near the practice area ....I was hitting balls into our new nets .... hoping to play well in Kalgoorlie

 

My scrap quilt is coming together....time to quilt...

 

My good friend Jane Ellis lent me this book, she thought I would like it. I did...absolutely loved it. It was not the sort of book that I would normally read but am so glad I have.

 

Will proudly wearing his new cricket shirt...with his new cricket ball and bat...in his pyjama pants...before school

Reading homework with Pete ....Will has always loved books and thrilled that he can now read by himself.

Watch Nanna...I can touch the canopy 

Lunch for three hungry boys ....Etai was over for a play, gorgeous little boy.