First month as a jillaroo

Hi guys, sorry it's been so long since my last blog entry. Suzie (one of the girls I met on the OutBackPackers course) and I have spent the last month working on a property about an hour's drive from Clermont, Queensland. So hot - it reached 40degrees quite a few times. Worked from 6.30am - 5.30pm six days a week. Was tough but amazing!! Got to go mustering on horseback quite a few days. The first day we went out on the horses we were out for over 9 hours and only got off the horses for an hour at lunch! Spent lots of time on quad bikes and driving around the paddocks in 4x4s. It was 60,000acres - didn't even see all of it. The water run to check the dams/troughs took 4 hours and we only went round one side of the place...crazy! We burned lots of paddocks too...Barry drove the quad while I sat on the back holding a firebug (basically looks like a fire extinguisher but it sprays out fuel so when you light it it sprays fire!!) Sometime the fire jumped across the paths so we had to run around in a panic trying to stop it...much fun. Came home smelling like a BBQ quite a lot!

Got some pictures so will try to get them on Facebook in the next few days. Going to try and upload all my photos on to here as well so you can see some of the things I've been up to.

Can't believe it's almost Christmas...doesn't feel like it at all. Far too hot and still haven't really seen any decorations. It's one thing that is definately better in the UK. We did go to the local xmas party though...it was in a field in the middle of nowhere...classic! Santa was there though...he flew in on a helicopter!

So now I'm at Mackay airport...flying to Hobart, Tasmania to stay with Yvonne and family. Can't wait to get there. Better go through to departures actually! Speak soon x

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