What's retro?

Saturday was a relaxing day off. Peter and Julie took Austin and I on a ride in the hills. We were able to visit the Puffing Billy steam train. The steam train is one of the oldest in Australia, it was built in 1901.   Even though the winter sky was gray, the hills covering the background were a beautiful site.

The train conductor gave Austin and I a short overview of the train and how they keep it running.

We enjoyed a delicious Devonshire tea at a nearby cafe, to warm up.

Since my basketball skills are lacking and we'll be helping with a basketball outreach Tim and I went for a little" training" at a local gym. Some church members showed up as well and I got schooled in basketball by a 6 year old. I'm going to need to make a lot of improvements by July.

Today was our first sunday at Pakenham Baptist and I'm not sure the last time I met so many people at once. The Aussie's are so hospitable and welcoming.  I had the chance to sit in on one of the children's sunday school classes that I'll be helping teach in the future. I'm so excited to finally be at the church and getting to know the people here. We also attended the Retro Service at the church tonight, we weren't really sure what retro meant, but after arriving we shortly realized we were a few of the only people under the age of 80. It was an interesting service to attend and I was able to meet even more friendly Aussies!