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202250513  Going over Cunningham’s Gap, now to endure 9 ks of winding roads and let’s not forget the roadworks that’s been ongoing for years, one of these days we might get to see the finished product. Driving through Warwick and onto the Sandy Creek Pub for the night. A camper pulled in and asked us what the meals were like, we told her of our last experience with the dried up roast, she declined the roast dinner. We had a drink at that pub but it’s getting expensive to drink out these days so we returned home for a few more. What is about the pies when you travel and the Aratula Pie shop is one not to pass. Check out that fence, repairing the damaged section of the Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap that suffered damage during a bush fire in 2019. This 2km stretch, leading up to the Allan Cunningham monument, a bout 20,000m2 of rockfall protection mesh has been installed on the upslope and over 1km of fencing at the bottom of the slope to catch falling rocks, is being installe...

20250414 Another full schedule as the boys head into training at a FC facility where the Spanish team often play. After training the teams visit another museum where once again the boys get spoiled. Then at 4pm we depart for a friendly game at the Polideportivo Las Matas sports facility,  a municipal sports complex in Madrid known for its multipurpose pavilion that supports various sports and social activities. It was built to meet the growing demand for sports and recreational spaces in the area. The facility includes a large sports court, locker rooms, a lobby, a cafeteria, and multipurpose rooms.  Another training session done and dusted. La Ciudad del Fútbol (The Football City), the headquarters and training facility of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).  The large banner on the building features Luis Aragonés, a legendary Spanish football coach and player. Luis Aragones, architect of Spain's soccer dominance, dies aged 75, h e led the team to Euro 2008 tri...

20250413 Another day full of activities but first the boys have a training session  with Atletico de Madrid versus SDB. After the game  we head to Madrid City to check out the Sala Immersivo Museum before lunch in a cafe near the 18th century  Royal Palace of  Madrid, which unfortunately we didn’t have time to go through, plus the queue was a mile long. We walked the streets taking in the sites when we came across the Chocolateria San Gines, an historical cafe known for its Churros  (fried dough pastries) and thick hot  chocolate, that opened in 1894, quite an history. After winding through many alleyways we arrived at the Tabbao Flamenice, located in the  Embbematic  Plaza de Santa Ana, one of the oldest active Tabbao in the world and we were lucky enough to see it. The crew were relaxing in a lovely quite bar enjoying one of Spains ales when we arrived so Polly ordered us a nice Sangria, delicious.😋  Here we stand inside the Sala Immersion...

20250412  The alarms went off at 6:30am so we jump out of bed and head to breakfast before loading onto the bus, we had a small delay as our coach Fabio wasn’t feeling well but he jumped back with flying colours. Our trip today entails the town of Toledo, known for the medieval Arab, Jewish and Christian Monuments set above the plains of Castilla-Ha Mancha in central Spain,  I don't know about anyone else, but I'm excited! The medieval period is my favourite part of history but first the boys have a  Futsal Training session in the town of  Cobisa, Toledo, boys to ware Navy (dark blue) kit and polo shirt - tracksuit. The boys are being trained by a 3rd generation Futsal club for a three hour training session. The training was intense especially when the tennis balls came out but if you learn to kick a tennis ball you can kick any ball. The training  went well, hopefully the boys got some great tips. The boys were all excited to receive a Jersey from the Cobisa...