Back in a bed last night. Started off crazy warm so turned on the ceiling fan... one of life's luxury's. Turned it off around midnight. Slept respectably well.We were taking guests out on a ride this morning. So Alida and I were in charge and I set off on Tomboy. He had played up the last two rides, however he was no dramas at all. We went out into the north paddock and checked on the trough and dam. Found some horses on the way home, Alida wanted to bring two ba...

Waking up this morning without any real idea of timing was interesting. Roderick had a wakey wakey shout out at 5am so up we got. There was quite a bit of tension between Brandy and Brad, and they spent time avoiding one another followed by time talking. Roderick was in cooking duties and informed me that once we had setup this morning that we would be heading into town and meeting Alida. So on daybreak I was packing up my gear and pulling down my makeshift tent ...

I think I've finally mastered the art of sleeping. A warmer night again but able to sleep - even had weird dreams... stepping out of the tent, within 3 minutes I was battling flies again. Certainly one thing I won't miss heading home! Sleep in day, as Roderick went home last night to put a couple of shoes back on some horses today, so that Alida can take them out on a trek tomorrow. Our jobs for the day were to fill up the water tank - a pump from the dam, ride ...

Just got to Emma Gorge and have reception. Hence the big updates. We are all unsure what the plan is from here. The last I heard I head back to the station tomorrow so updates will be more regular again.

Cattle processing day. Never an easy job with handled cattle let alone crazy wild ones... dehorning, branding, tagging and castrating is the goal today. Then separating Mickey bulls from the others. Some of it appears brutal to say the least. I'm now on the branding iron, which in most cases works well. The odd beast moves before the three second count is up. This results in a double brand which is messy...Roderick has cut his hand open with the power saw that is...