In our last game in the heats we lost 2-1 to New Zealand. In the bronze medal play off against Australia we lost 4-2. We were sad not to win a medal but overall really pleased with our performance. Everyone was shattered after playing 7 games in 9 days in high temperatures. At the end of the last game I got hit in the mouth with the ball and split the inside of my lip. I had to go to the local hospital to check whether I needed stitches. Luckily they said I did ...

In Old Parliment House we found a room with costumes for dressing up. We couldn't resist trying them on. We had great fun and looked really good.

As well as playing hockey we have also managed to see some of the sights in Canberra. It is easy to get around the city using public transport. We went up the Telstra Tower and enjoyed 360 views across the whole city. We also visited the Old and New Parliament houses on Capitol Hill. It was a lovely morning out with Jan, Jane and Dee.

In the first round of the tournament we played England, Australia and New Zealand. We lost to England 3-0, Australia 1-0 and New Zealand 4-0. It was hard playing in the heat as the temperature was about 27 degrees. We are all getting used to the hot weather and it is nice to watch some of the matches in the sunshine. In the second round we lost to England 5-0 but finally on Sunday 3rd April we beat Australia 1-0!!! We were all very proud and very excited about ...

We arrived in Canberra on Sunday 27th March. The Canberra Rex is a lovely hotel and we are really pleased with the apartment. I am sharing with Jan, Ceryn and Dee.On Monday 28th we travelled to the National Hockey Centre for our practice session. The facilities at the centre are excellent. There are three astro. pitches and they are lovely surfaces to play on. Our first game is on Monday against England so we had a nice meal in the apartment and an early night.