AJ 2019

Here is a photo of a worried and anxious boy, grinning for the camera to make his mum stop taking photos at 11.20pm. He desperately wanted to get going, to catch the bus and head of on his big adventure.

But I didn't want to hang around in a dark and dusty car park waiting for his bus to even turn up, so I intended to arrive at 11.45pm for a 12.15am departure and it would take 10mins to reach the rendevous point.

The other 2 wound up their little brother mercilessly - stop! they cried. 'Surely there's time for some toast and honey?'

That was it! He had had enough of extra soapy showers, double checks of bags and other assorted time wasting tactics.
He stomped out, loaded his bag in the car and sat inside the car waiting for us.

Poor love, it was very late and he was very excited. Hopefully he slept well on the 8 hour bus ride to Adelaide.

All reports since are vague and don't involve broken legs, so I am confident that he is having a really good time and way too busy to call home. Which I knew he would. - we just had to get past the waiting first.