It was on Jase's tick list to go to an Aussie Rules Footy match, so Friday night we arrange to meet him at the Etihad Stadium for a big match between St Kilda (St KFC - Yay!) and Collingwood (the Magpies - Boo!). They are both local teams and there's great rivalry between them and it's lucky we got tickets in advance because it was a sell out! Darren and I got the train from Brighton to Flinders St where we need to change trains to get to the stadium. By chance I happened to spot Jase get on at Windsor in the carriage behind us so when we got off at Flinders we waited for Jase to get off so that we could get the next train together. Through the crowds of people I was sure that I saw Jase get off and then get back on again!!! Convinced it was him I ran back to his carriage and just before the train went back the way it came from I spotted Jase and yelled to him to jump off quick! Good job we saw him because otherwise I'm sure we would never have met up (his phone was out of juice so we couldn't have rung him!).
Anyway, we got the train to Southern Cross and made our way into the stadium - with me grabbing a free 'clap banner' on the way! Amazing folded fan type thing that makes a loud noise when you clap with it!
Hand on heart I didn't have a clue what was going on most of the time! But it was a great game, the atmosphere was amazing, I had a good gossip with Jase, and St Kilda won!!! AFL game - tick!
The Sunday was Jase's birthday and we hoped to meet up with them in Brighton, but wierd things were going on with texts and Facebook messages and it didn't quite come together, so we arranged to meet after work one night on the SouthBank for a drink. It was lovely to see Kath, Matt and Josh (and it goes without saying Jase again!) and a glass of wine by the river with the sun going down was a nice treat after work! Jase and Kath had got a lovely bottle of wine from the Yarra Valley for Darren and I and we swapped it for a St Kilda AFL ball as a belated birthday present for Jase!
I only had the camera on my phone with me which doesn't have a flash, so the photos when it was dark aren't the best I'm afraid! I'm hoping Jase's come out better!
All too soon it was time to say our goodbyes! But it was so nice to catch up with them and they've promised to come back soon!!! We'll keep them to that! They were due to fly back the next night - however, all flights to the UK have been cancelled due to volcanic ash from Iceland and I've just had a message from Jase to say that they are still here! I know you would have liked to extend your stay here Jase, but surely even you couldn't have masterplanned this one!!!! This is the latest on the situation in the UK:
Restrictions on UK airspace have been extended until 0100 BST on Sunday, as the danger to planes from volcanic ash from Iceland persists.
The UK's National Air Traffic Service (Nats) said the ash cloud was "moving around and changing shape".
Officials warn that European airspace could be disrupted for several days.
Prof Brian Golding, head of forecasting research at the Met Office said: "The latest information we have suggests the ash will remain over the UK for several days.
"We need a change of wind direction that stays changed for several days and there is no sign of that in the immediate future," he added.
Hundreds of thousands of passengers have been stranded in the UK and abroad by flight cancellations.
"Current forecasts show that the situation is worsening throughout Saturday," said Nats, adding that it was "most unlikely" that many flights would operate later.
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