| For
the third year in succession the Jonesboree took place in
Caerllan, despite the outbreak of foot and mouth disease,
which had made many areas of countryside out of bounds. Wyn, Gareth, Tricia and
Ceri and their families came down on Friday night.
Jonesboree weather has always been varied but the site
that greeted us on Saturday morning was a first.
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During
the day the rest of the the clan arrived. All but one (Simon)
timed their arrival to be at CaerLlan no later than 2.00pm. The next two hours saw
almost everyone rivetted to the small screen as Wales
played France.
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Tension was high
as full time approached with only a point difference. A drop kick and a surprise
try sealed France's fate.
WALES
43 FRANCE 35
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| The whole family
was together for the evening meal (except for Wyn, who
was so overcome with emotionand fatigue at Wales' triumph
that he went to bed early and missed his pudding for the
first time in living memory). |
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Two members of
the clan stayed only for the evening meal, before
returning home. More of them later this year on this
site I hope!
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| The evening
festivities included Owen's Quiz, mainly for the children,
featuring as answers all (well almost all) the names of
the people at the Jonesboree, and a Pub Quiz, (does anyone
remember which country has the most donkeys, and which is
the smallest cell in the human body?)
and a game of
Masquerade (Charades) which Snoop Dog won, despite not
getting Helen's 'flying by the seat of her pants'.
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Sunday morning
saw an even more wintry landscape. |
| The car roofs
started off with a good few inches of snow on them -
convenient ammunition for a full scale snowball fight. |
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Time to settle
the bills! |