Amelia Academy - our final games for the tour.

Saturday saw the touring party travel two and a half hours to Amelia (country America). Light snowfall made the bus trip lots of fun as the landscape grew increasingly white. We arrived at the Econolodge and believe me it was aptly named. Economy was the theme. Made us all realise how spoilt we have been with our accommodation so far. We made a quick trip across the freezing carpark to the local Chinese restaurant for lunch. Back aboard the bus and on to Amelia Academy. No frills stadium, no cheerleaders and no parents with the athletic ability to do a series of handsprings whilst wearing leotards to take their place.  Junior Varsity team showed excellent sportsmanship by not completely destroying their host team. They won 50-7 even after being instructed by Wayne to make sure the ball passed through five sets of hands before being shot. The Varsity team faced closer opposition and were down by one point at half time.  The local crowd held high hopes for a victory but it was not to be.  Frankston pulled out all stops and played great basketball in the second half to win 90-59. The boys were then introduced to their host families and set off for what turned out to be a great nights entertainment for all concerned. We picked them all up in the morning, tired but happy. We took off for a days shopping at Potomac Mills but soon made a U turn to go and retrieve lost item number 9.....Sean's wallet that he left in his bed after his homestay.  Other lost items this trip include Jason D's wallet (left on the plane), Brett's iPod and passport (both left in his room), Hillies sunglasses (left on the bus he hired), Jen's camera charger (left at a motel), Shaun's coat (left at the stadium), Heath's hoodie (left at the airport) and Lachie's basketball shoes (left at his homestay house).  With a little luck and many frantic phone calls we hope to retrieve all these items before we leave for Aus.  Thankfully we still made it to the shops with plenty of time to plump up the U.S. economy. Tarryn continued on his quest to try and buy one of everything in America, a feat he has just about achieved.  We arrived at Woodbridge exhausted and ready to crawl into our very comfy beds.

 Some of the team after the game with their hosts.  All the boys received Amelia Academy tshirts as a gift.