Weekending - NSW State Titles

I spent the weekend in Orange, a town in outback New South Wales that hosts the NSW State Titles. we decided to do those, rather than the Victoria ones for the fun of it. Six of us hired a car to do the 9-hour drive. It's a long way, but it was a big car and we were quite comfortable.

It was an epic weekend. We got there on Thursday night, and weighed in on Friday morning. After brunch, i spent the rest of the day relaxing: hit the op-shops, and then sat in the back yard in perfect weather, reading, knitting and generally relaxing.

I failed to get any photos of me lifting. There are tons of videos, which are currently refusing to post. i did get a photo of this sign, which made me laugh, because I am all about being a sheep not a lion!

Saturday we competed. It was a fun day. Hectic and long, but full of laughs and heavy lifts. I put 15KGs on my total (squat - 90kg, bench 50kg and deads 115kgs) and came first in my category.

On Sunday we drove home. I drove the first shift. it's been a long time since I drove any distance it was a good thing to do. Also, cruise control, lane control and distance control make for a very different driving experience.

And then I sat in the back and knit some more. I got a lot of knitting done, and am not three quarters of the way through Leon's scarf.

It was a good time, and now I am very, very tired! Luckily today (Monday) is a public holiday, so it's been a very restful day, spent cleaning and knitting and reading.

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