We had the ski season interviews on 7th April, which seemed to go well. The manager of the hotel and the HR manager were both really nice and fully appreciate that people who to choose to work there do so because of the perks of having 7 slopes to play on in their spare time. We weren't due to find out if we got the jobs until 3rd May so we had once again more time to wait out our fate, which we were now quite used to. We decided to leave Brisbane and head North...

Our 3rd weekend was very busy and we actually got things done which was great! Eddie got the digger fixed and we were able to dig the holes for the fence post put them in place, hang the panels and use the huge shovel to transport loads of heavy rocks which are to be used in the garden that's going on the side of the cabin. Dominik and Kyra had started building a wall on the side of the house which is eventually to be Abbie's sewing room, so Steve and I decided ...

We have been here almost 2 weeks!!! I know I'm sooo surprised too, don't get me wrong it's taken a while to settle in and adjust to everything but we are really enjoying our time here now. We finished the weeding, made 5x fence panels, a sty for the pigs and a shelter for them, cleaned out the spa and cleaned the pool. Some of our time is spent with the 3 kittens, sharpie puppy chip and the rest of the dogs and generally messing about with the pigs, goats and o...

We managed to get across the 7 flooded creeks and it appears that the farm is 30km, at least half an hour drive outside of Gatton and completely isolated, it's in the middle of nowhere, there's no mobile signal and no internet unless we use their dial up. We are absolutely out of reach from anyone wanting to get hold of us, might not be such a bad thing. It was well expressed on their profile that the farm was a work in progress and we could see that there woul...

We have our first helpex all lined up. We're going to a place called Gatton which is approx 130km West of Brisbane, it's at a farm that is being converted into an educational animal centre for children. The description does state that it is a work in progress and she doesn't like housework, well we figure that it's a farm it's going to be quite muddy and unkempt. We head off tomorrow and will be meeting Eddie, Abbie's husband,in town and will need to follow him ...