So in typical tradition, I was driving home from work the day after I moved into the Caravan Park I parked my car outside as I couldn't get on site as we only had one pass to get in so I pulled in and parked up then on my way over the road I realised there was somewhere even closer to park so I went to move my car but for some reason my immobiliser wouldn't work, it was often quite dodgy though so I continued to try for a good few minutes then got ready pissed off and actually looked at my immobiliser and I realised one of the 3 silver metal bits inside was now missing so I checked the floor of my car and no such luck. s***. So to explain to you brits that in Australia cars must be fitted with an immobiliser legally. If your immobiliser breaks you cannot start your car as in it physically wont work. So I go out the car to look for help and there was a man outside washing a car so I told him the crack and he was like ok cool, no problem you've broken down in the right place (it turns out I'd pulled in outside a mechanics) so he said we can rip it out or replace it either way tomorrow so he checked my car in for the job and he promised it would be ready by the time I had to go back to work in the afternoon so I just needed a lift to work in the morning so happy days. On my way out he was like 'have you locked your car?' haha hell no! Seriously no one ever locks their cars here. I leave my keys in the ignition… oh dear. No one would dare steal Marina from me to be fair though she is dirty as hell and stinks of cow poo haha. So the next day I picked up my car now immobiliser free - slightly illegal but easily replaced and I do have one for show purposes haha.

So living with Italians was ok but a little boring to be honest as they spoke in Italian a lot of the time and when they weren't arguing in Italian they were watching movies in the dark. Quite unsociable but still lovely boys. I think they had their little routine as they'd lived together for months by the time I rocked up invading their space. I had a huge double bed anyways and I shared a room with Richard who is basically the most gorgeous man on earth he could not be more attractive if he tried. Only when he shaved the beard off once did everyone go off him instantly. But he is so hot that the boys also fancy him too! But he is just so random. He has a bumbag which he wears to prune in and also on bike rides he uses it… that day he went on a bike ride one day with Lorenzo and he had been picking mushrooms. He only picks edible mushrooms though don't worry parents. Me and Jim had already questioned whether they were magic mushrooms. But apparently not. So he was sitting round the table with his bag of edible mushrooms inspecting them so I was like 'Rich how do you know what mushrooms are ok to eat?' and of course his reply was 'because I have a mushroom licence' oh dear. As if it was a normal thing to have. I do not know how I didn't laugh out loud as he was serious the way he said it. So yep I was living with a mushroom expert. He then passed me a piece of mushroom and asked me to smell how good it was… oh god it was too much. Here I am in Australia living the dream sitting in my cabin sniffing mushrooms. You couldn't make that s*** up. So I made a swift exit to head to the pub with James and Chris!

That night we were all at the pub having a nice few Sunday night drinks and we all ended up a bit merry and then when it was home time (kick out time) it was pissing it down so James insisted I came and slept on their sofa as they live near the pub and my caravan site was miles away. So off I went to theirs I text Rich to tell him I wouldn't be home so they didn't worry and it appeared they were all coming over to James later anyway as a Man U match was on TV. There was a huge storm that night it was so windy and thundering and then Rich text saying 2 trees had fell on our cabin! s***! Then him and all the Italians arrived at James while I was half asleep on the sofa and then the power went out so they had no TV for the football so after an hour of it not coming back on they went home and I was fast asleep. James didn't end up getting power back until 2pm the next day which is bad times like.

Just as he text me saying the power is finally back I was getting the cows in at work and when I got back to the dairy nothing was happening and it turned out we were having a power cut too. Oh dear. We had 40 cows stuck on the rotary. Then Gary started telling me things about 4 day long power cuts haha. Miles spoke to the people and they advised the whole of Witchcliffe (the area I work in) was down and would be back on at 6pm. So we had a 3.5 hour wait on our hands. Great. You have to milk the cows 2 times a day no matter what really you cant do it tomorrow or they end up in pain and prone to infection. So we waited it out. Me and Teg were in charge of setting all the rubbish on the farm on fire as the wheelie bin men don't come to us for some reason so we spent a lot of time playing with fire. And making lines of fire. Oops . Bored and cold is dangerous at a farm. The cows were going mad bless them all confused about what was happening and mooing a lot. We were saying the farm is like Auschwitz as we force them to get on the rotary machine and they don't want to get on and they is hair in the bins from their tails and they all have numbers marked on them. I decided I wanted to name them all instead of numbers but figuring out 495 cow names could be hard work. Eventually at 10 to 6 the power was back and we got on with milking the poor cows. We finished at 8.30 that night! Long shift indeed!!

So after living with Team Italy for 2 weeks I moved in to James house. Irish Connor and Italian Daniele (Danny) also live there. I share a room with Danny. So yet again I am the only girl in the house. This is a lovely holiday home though we have a balcony facing out on to the gardens. My bedroom is like a Travelodge twin room and we have electric blankets which is lush when its cold on a night. ( I would like to remind you all heating is very rare in Australia hence the electric blankets) we have 2 toilets up and downstairs. The bedrooms are downstairs with the bathroom - I have a BATH!! And upstairs is kitchen diner area and living room. It's absolutely gorgeous, Alannah says it's the posh end of town!

Alannah is a girl who arrived a few weeks ago, she came here to Margaret River for a holiday as part of her travels but she of course fell in love with the place so decided to try get a job and that she has done! She now works in the Italian GoodFellows so I am happy shes going to stay and she s going to come on our road trip to Melbourne from here in November. She is my official Margaret River Best Friend I adore her! I have been starved of female company for ages now so she came just at the right time, I now have someone to have lunch dates, talk about shoes and boys and go to the beach with - perfection! She is a wee Scottish girl from near Glasgow and I am completely trying to set her and Connor up!!

There is also another girl here at the moment called Hazel she is welsh from a teeny village somewhere, strangely her and Teg have mutual friends as he also welsh. Hazel is basically a massive alcoholic. She is nuts. She was at the hostel for ages and I kept trying to befriend her and she was quite quiet and shy but it turns out she was just unsure whether to stay or not so didn't make the effort with anyone haha. She lived here for 8 months last year - another I heart Margaret River fan. So one night Welsh Ben had a party where 3 bands were going to be playing in his garden… random I know. But basically everyone in Margaret River went. Apart from me, Teg and Rob as we were at work the next day at 5am. Such bad crack. But Hazel was there and was a teeny bit drunk then met some new friends and ended up going back to another party with some others then next thing she knows shes waking up in some bushes. Then next thing you know she's waking up in the hostel as French Max (night manager at the hostel) is banging on her door asking for her so she answers the door and Max and another man is there. The man says how are you kinda thing and shes like well yeah ok but still a bit drunk and then he apologises for hitting her last night but he said it was automatic as she hit him first haha. Oh my god. She has no knowledge of this at all of course but now he mentions punching her she realises her jaw is knacked! So funny. Then hostel Ben is like 'oh the police have your handbag' haha which of course she didn't know she'd lost. So at the police station the police lady is like 'oh so do you know you were found sleeping in someones garden last night?' of course she doesn't. haha. Then that day James is at work and one of his work friends says 'oh god you'll never guess what? My friends a policeman and last night the manager of Mories called the police to say someone was in his garden but the only way in was over the massive fence or in through the garage' Mories is a restaurant right next to the backpackers haha. So when James told me that I was like 'aah Hazel' haha. It's hilarious and with her sleeping in the bushes she is covered in ant bites all over her and scratches. What a lunatic!! The funniest thing is she is full of stories like this!! This is clearly what happens when you live a village your whole life and then get freedom in Oz!! God Knows what would happen if she went to Melbourne or somewhere not sleepy town!

So I was in work the other morning it was very early and Miles my boss was like 'Tracy will you definitely be here for the whole of Silage?' OOOps no! So I told him I was just about to tell him that day that I have 2 weeks left before I leave to go North. He literally looked like I'd smacked him in the face and told him his dog had died. He was gutted. I felt so bad I wasn't expecting a reaction like that! It turns out I'd told him on pregnancy test day - stupid girl!! It's only the most stressful day for him as calves equal prizes!! But at least he knows now and I said I would ask around for a replacement for me. Considering when I started I was always convinced he would keep me for 6 weeks only and use any oppourtunity to sack me he just hasn't done that infact he wanted to keep me forever it turns out. I've never felt sad about quitting a job before I think I will genuinely miss working here as it's a canny little job and I love working with the cows even though I hate them at the same time. Its nice when they're ill and you fix them you feel so proud. And I will definitely miss my favourite calf Erica 3191 she is a beaut and Martha the cow 1704 the first cow I fixed. I will also miss all the boys but I will not miss any of the bulls! The horrible creatures that they are! So I currently leave one week today!! Madness! Offically my regional is completed today but staying for one more week for luck.

Kate came back again last weekend for one week then she plans to go back to her parents for a week then back a few days then who knows! When she came back her parents were camping at Hamelin Bay so went straight down to see them but they were not there, so we played a few tricks on them. Stole their crisps and nuts. Moved their food tent around so the door was on the other side and hid their firelighters. We also tied their chairs together around the table. Haha! Naughty school girls us like!! We eventually met them in the Settlers for a beer and some chips which was nice to see them! Her parents are absolutely gorgeous! Her mam Dena went and got us some fudge from the fudge factory as we told her we loved it but it's too expensive for us! I had told her I love the lemon cheesecake flavour and that's what she got me! What a little star!! That night Kate stayed at ours before she checked into the hostel the next day!