Fun in Finley!

I am staying with Kiger family as you all know. More specifically I am staying with Andrew’s Grandma’s family. Last time I was here with Andrew though we also visited his other family on his Grandpa’s side.

Well, with my time coming to a close, and not having had a chance to visit with them, I decided I should take a Saturday and go on a road trip out to see them.
Twas a nice stormy day. In between the showers, the drive was nice. I went around about way of getting to Finley and a long way back. The drive did kind of remind me of going to Bakersfield a little bit.



I got to the farm, said hello to Andrew’s Aunt and Uncle then walked across the road to the old farm house to have lunch with Andrew’s cousin Doug and his girlfriend. Talked for a bit about his move back home, his footy team, and my time in Australia. Then we went to the main house and spent some time with the rest of the family where I met one of Andrew’s cousins I didn’t get to meet last time in June 09.

Doug was off to his football game and a little while later I decided to make the drive home. At first it was a nice drive with beautiful contrasts in light.





Then I started driving into another patch of storm…




Note to self:
Scenic route on a dark stormy night = sucks

At one time I was driving 50km in a 100 km zone in the middle of the road alternating between high and low beams in order to see at what point I would steer off the road. The rain pounded as hard as the rain in the Tropical Depression I had been through in Miami. The first time I had driven with only being able to see about 5 meters in front of me.

It thankfully did not last long, but it was quite an experience while it did. I made it home safely and enjoyed the rest of the evening with the family in Leeton.

All in all, a long but good day.

But also, another day in Australia gone to the calendar. Yes, I still have a bit over 2 weeks in Sydney before I leave, but as beautiful and great of a city as it is…

…It is not the same without (adopted) family there.