Port Augusta meeting

It happens, but what are the odds of walking past a café, thousands of kilometres from home, and seeing someone you know inside? That is, walking on the same side of the street, and looking into the café, each not knowing each other was in that town, yet being there at the same time!

It happened this morning. We drove into Port Augusta to do some shopping. We hadn’t parked near the shop where we wanted to go – we were a bit disorientated – but a cheerful young woman who thought we looked lost directed us to the area where we needed to be. It was 8.45 and we just happened to walk past a café, and John just happened to look in, where people were eating breakfast.

As we walked on John’s brain engaged its gears, and he said: That looked like Andrew and Kylie having breakfast. By then we were outside the shop we wanted, but it wasn’t open, so I suggested we go back and check.

Sure enough. It was Andrew and Kylie and their three-year-old. They live in Adelaide, 350 kms. away, which they had left at 5.00 am to travel to Port Lincoln. The café Andrew had intended going to for breakfast wasn’t open. Hence, they were eating in the one we walked past.

We walked in, and were greeted with disbelief! Kylie kept repeating: I’m in shock!

We've know Andrew ALL his life but we hadn't caught up with each other for about nine years. Andrew is the son of our friend Robyn who we met in Broome in July, along with Andrew’s sister, Vanessa. Although Andrew & Kylie knew we’d met up in Broome, they had no idea where or when we were on our travels.

We’ll always remember that café in Port Augusta for meeting up with Andrew and Kylie and meeting little Sweetie-pie.