Aussie Pilgrimage Part 3 - Armidale, NSW

We're in Sydney now. So much has happened since my last post that I'm going to break it up over two or more posts.

Since my last blog post, we had a good time visiting Mark and Uli Evered in Armidale, NSW. As I may have mentioned last time, John and Mark attended Monash University together in Melbourne many years ago. Armidale is off the beaten track, so to speak, so although we've kept in touch with them over the years it was quite a few years since we had last been able to come and see them.

Mark arranged for John to share about our work with Wycliffe Bible Translators on the Wednesday evening. It was not a regularly scheduled meeting so we were surprised and pleased at the turn out. Several more slipped in after he started.

Mark introducing John

Chatting afterwards

We also went for walks with Mark and Uli (and on our own too) and enjoyed seeing two of their daughters and grandbaby when they stopped by. 

Kangaroos cropping the grass at an aged care facility across from Evereds' house. Kangaroos often visit their yard too but we didn't see any while we were there--just lots of evidence of previous visits ;-).

Obligatory selfie with kangaroos in the background

Mark said they were having two full moons this month. So we can really say we saw them more than "once in a blue moon."

Evereds' daughters, Katie and Annie, and Annie's daughter Eva, came for a visit. The last time we were here Katie and Annie were just kids! 

Thursday we left for Sydney with a night's stop near Newcastle. Mark recommended we go The Bucketts Way because it's more interesting than the usual New England Highway route most people take. I'll cover that in my next post.