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Last day at Bonnie Brae

30/12/2014 23:39

On our last day at Bonnie Brae, we helped to gather the cattle from their paddocks and herd them to smaller pens where they could be separated into groups. We then helped send them into a shoot where Andy sprayed them for delousing. They were then sent back out into the paddocks. Most of the cows...

Bonnie Brae Alpacas

29/12/2014 23:07

Shearing the alpaca was a blast. We found out George is really good at trimming their nails… who would have thought??? For the most part, my job was holding their heads down and trying not to get spat on. We learned so much from our hosts, Karen and Andy. They are genuine, down to earth people with...

On the farm...

28/12/2014 17:27

We are on a "farm stay" for Christmas... basically we have rented a cottage on a farm for a week. It is a real treat to get out of our van and have a chance to feel grounded once again. We are at Bonnie Brae Farm Stay near the small community of Molesworth, not far from Melbourne. It is...

Interesting signs

14/12/2014 22:57

We came across these interesting signs... Could it be these places were named after family???

Wagga Wagga

03/12/2014 14:45

We arrived in Wagga Wagga, NSW 30 Nov and went straight to “The Rock”. The Rock is a small community just 32 km south of Wagga with a population of 860. You are probably wondering what drew us to The Rock… well we were there for another geocaching event. This event was a bbq hosted by the Riverina...

Hot, Hot & Hotter in the state of New South Wales

27/11/2014 21:19

Hot doesn't begin to describe the weather we experienced last week. 48+ Degrees! It was almost unbearable. We were at the Pilliga Artesian Hot Baths in NSW. It was way too hot to travel so we just lazed about. Hard to believe but the hot pool was actually refreshing. We couldn't stay in...

At the Zoo!

27/11/2014 15:44

Today we spent almost the entire day at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. We had planned to stay only a few hours but it was much larger and much more exciting than we had thought. It is home to hundreds of animals from around the world, many from the African Plains. It is a 6 km circuit that...

Ugh's Website

19/11/2014 22:38

Don't forget the monkey now has his own website. He'd love it if you'd visit him at Monkey Down Under. https://monkeydownunder.webnode.com//

Carisbrooke River

19/11/2014 22:09

We camped on the edge of Carisbrooke River, just east of Goondiwindi, Qld. In the morning a fisherman (Rick) came by to do a little fishing. George gave him a hand to take his tinny off the roof and put it into the water. He then asked George to join him for a bit. Well it ended up that George...

Geocaching Event

19/11/2014 21:44

Our very dear Aussie friends, Ian and Chris, held a meet & greet event in our honour - Meet the Canadians Another Year On! Cachers from over 1,500 km away showed up. It was two days of full on FUN! Many of our good friends turned up and we made so many new ones!...

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