Day 24 - Macedon to Broadford
A hot night, which is actually to be celebrated! Especially as with all our windows open, and the fabulous new fans we have, it cools down really well. However, I didn't sleep that well because of it. We also had a bit of a storm in the middle of the night, with thunder and lightning and rain, which woke me up. As did the trains - we're not used to them since our move from Broadford nearly 9 years ago where we had them 3 houses over. And then, the tradies arrived at 7am for the laying of the new turf in a new section of Stu and Eleanor's lawn. The truck that brought the turf and the forklift was huge so he wasn't fitting in but unloaded quite quickly on the road. By the time Greg and I went into the house at 10am to have a coffee with Pip and Stu, they had laid half of it! Getting home tonight was more exciting, to see the final reveal. So satisfying, and I know how much Stu is going to love it!!
After our morning coffee, we left Macedon, heading for our old home town. With all the roadworks and growth of some of the towns en route, it took us an hour! And then there were the bridge works in Broadford, which we have been following. It's part of the Inland Rail project and they have lifted the two bridges over the railway line and lowered the railway line to allow for double decker freight trains into the future.
We caught up with our old friend Luke at the new fire station to have a tour. 24 years ago when I was a new Secretary for the Brigade the Captain of the day and I would write letters every six months to CFA HQ requesting a new Station. Five years ago, they got it, so I like to think my efforts contributed! It is very flash, about 5 times the size of the old one, with all the mod cons and very well laid out. Luke spent an hour with us and it was just amazing. So pleased to see he is now the Captain.
We then headed to a cafe in town (they have all changed too) for some lunch and were joined by our former Captain, who I called "Boss" when I was Secretary. We always got along so well and it was lovely to see him and spend time together. Reminiscing, catching up on mutual acquaintances, hearing about his family and his own travels - they had to kick us out of the cafe at closing time!
Our driving tour of town took us past all our old houses, our current house, Mum and Dad's old house and even Stu and Eleanor's old house. Some things have changed and some haven't.
Back home in time for drinks with the family, a spot of washing, admiration of the new lawn, and shared dinner before family members go to different places tomorrow. A really good day with a trip down memory lane.
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