I have had a rather uneventful 6 weeks since last updating my blog. Around the time of my last update it was rather hot and we went on a few trips to the local pool, including one particularly good trip which ended in a visit to the pub and getting pizza. We also had a girls night with Lisa where we introduced her to the Sex and the City movie! Over Christmas the weather was rather dull and cloudy with cooler temperatures and a fair amount of rain. Not much diff...

Since updating my blog last Saturday I have had possibly one of the most eventful weeks since arriving at Lemontree. Last weekend Chris stayed over at the Donga for 3 nights and Lisa's boyfriend was away which led to a lot of drinking! Lisa's Mom was visiting so we had drinks and a BBQ on Friday. We then went to the pub on Saturday night and there were also plans for drinks on Sunday. I opted out on Sunday as the 5am starts were starting to take their toll and ev...

So, I have now been at the Dairy for 7 weeks and have 12 weeks to go until we set off travelling! The days pass fairly quickly and not a lot happens but I thought I would update my blog with a few of the things that have been keeping us entertained! A few weeks ago work became fairly interesting when one of the cows fell from the walkway into the pit. All of a sudden lots of people appeared to try and get the cow out. There are steps either side of the pit where...

I am finally connected to the world again! I have now been in Australia for almost 7 weeks and at the Dairy in Millmerran for 3. The time has flown yet it also feels like a long time ago that I saw everyone at home. It’s great to be finally settled somewhere, it certainly doesnt feel like we have been for 3 weeks. The farm we are on is called Lemontree Feedlot. There are 1560 dairy cattle here and about 300 beef cattle. There are four houses on the property, on...