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" Happy Birthday Ivan! We celebrated Ivan's 80th birthday with an afternoon tea party and then a family lunch the next day. This photo is of Ivan's birthday cake. The aeroplane is a Sopwith Camel.

It was the weekend of nightmare car trouble though. We drove Mum and Dad's second car down to Goulburn for the party. It was a car that usually only did trips to the shops. What we didn't know that there was a problem with the radiator. So a two hour journey to Goulburn in 30 degree heat probably wasn't the best thing for the car. The car overheated and we were stuck on the side of the Hume Highway. Luckily, Mum and Dad drove past and were able to rescue us. Dad stayed with the car to wait for a tow and Andrew, Mum and I continued on to Goulburn for the party. We drove back to Mittagong that afternoon (2 hours) to pick up Dad. (The car is no more... kaputsky)

The next day Ben, Janet and Isaac were driving to Goulburn for Ivan's birthday lunch and they ran into car trouble. They made it as far as Moss Vale before they could go no further. They missed the birthday lunch and had to make do with hot chips instead. After the lunch Andrew and I drove to Moss Vale (1 hour) to pick them up and deliver them to Goulburn.

So, we had a good weekend hanging out with the Wilsons to celebrate such an important milestone for Ivan. However, I could really have done without the extra 6 hours on the Hume Highway. "




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