http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Lil Em/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Lil Em en-us Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:56:07 UTC Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:56:07 UTC Well I thought it was about time to get my finger out and write another blog. What have I been up to for the last 5 and a bit weeksHaving left Winton I travelled back South and over the Queensland border just into New South Wales to a small town called Yetman to start work on an 8 acre cattle station.My first couple of weeks consisted of mainly what I was doing in Winton. Mustering and brandi http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/blog-314128.html Well this will be my last entry from Werna Station as I leave tomorrow to head South to Goondiwindi and another Cattle Station although considerably smallerWhat have I been up to since the 'Killing'. Well we left the meat to hang for and couple of days and in the meantime mustered in a group of calves to brand tag castrate and dehorn I have to say out of all of the things I've seen since be http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Longreach/blog-298228.html Where do I start. Having not eaten red meat in years and not really even liking the feel of meat it will be a bit of a shock to you all back home that I managed to take part in the killing and butchering of a cowI actually got off lightly as Russ told me when I first arrived at the station that I would be helping with the butchering but one of his friends is over at the moment and he helped wi http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Longreach/blog-294283.html I arrived at Brisbane early Thursday morning hoping for better weather Instead I got rain and had to wait in the airport for 4 hours to be picked up as there had been a mix up Onwards and upwards the guy from Outbackpackers was really nice and took me to my hostel then on into town to sort my visa and phone sim etc. I then got to meet up with the rest of the people on the same course as me. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Longreach/blog-293373.html Well this is my last entry for New Zealand. Sad to be leaving but excited about AustraliaThe last couple of weeks have been hectic to say the least From Nelson I travelled down the coast to Greymouth Franz Joseph Wanaka before stopping in Queenstown for a few days. Along the way I jet boated in the Buller gorge which was awesome fun. Picked the wrong sit though as I ended up at the back http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-293360.html Wow what can I say words pictures just don't do it justice. I took a 2 day trip kayaking a full day from Marahau to Bark Bay staying in a hut overnight and then taking the 20km walk back to Marahau the following day.I thought kayaking for a full day would kill me but I found it surprisingly ok The weather was great clear blue skys and our guide Eric was really informative about the landsc http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Abel-Tasman-National-Park/Marahau/blog-279199.html The story begins of the first leg of my kiwi experience bus. It has its good and bad points. I've been to some really nice places and been given the chance to do loads of activities budget whats thatlol. Also met loads of new people. On the down side i have about 810yrs on most of the othersOh forgot to say what I got up to in Auckland before hopping on the bus The main highlights w http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/Ponsonby/blog-279197.html Hi everyoneSorry for the delay in writing this long overdue blog What can I say I've been having too good a time to sit down long enough to put fingers to keys Well I can't believe I've been away for 2 12 months already and the impending truth of only a short time left in New ZealandLets see my last entry ended with me arriving in Ngaio Bay. An absolutely stunning place. Being able to http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Whangamata/blog-273391.html Hey everyone. Well I have finally started my blog Sorry its taken so long but this is going to be my challenge when Irsquom away as writing really isnrsquot my thing Whereas you all know I can talk for Britain LolTime already seems to be flying bye but am happy to say I feel like Irsquove done so much already and am currently on my second WOOFer job. For those of you I hadnrsquo http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Marlborough/Queen-Charlotte-Sounds/blog-259028.html