so here i am, packing to come home... wow time has flown eh?! Seen Arlie beach today and came home back to jess's in Blackwater. been a good driving day today, with 5:30 am start, enjoy the scuba sam (ah angela) pics lol. be home soon!

thanks aunt jeannie, so true and i try to run as hard as i can from sun up to sun down most days too. so glad you could talk to your family there :) mentioned you the other day, met tourist from some where outta africa and thought of you straight away ;) hugs.

Uncle barry, no one hit the target, we just liked the bang i think lol

so went on beautiful waterfalls/swimming hole trip couple days ago... rainforest here so amazing falls and chilly swimming but.. first in mostly and last out lol. cant little thing like cold(and lack of swimming ability ;P) stop you!?! was great trip.

Scuba dived on.. the Great Barrier Reef! Yup you heard me.. dived! WOO HOO! AMAZING and breath taking.. wait that might have been the pressure of the water.. lol. had cute staff hold my hand so all i had to do was breathe... and not smile (lets the water in mask.. who knew? lol) absolutly amazing and so scary and yet so worth every fear and penny!

couple mor days and home i come! :) headed back toward blackwater today (jess's home) and then briszy (brisbane) on monday for early flight tues. hugs all!

In Cairns now! :) Jess took me on tour of your papa's station Sirron out in the outback.. so went to the Gorge and swam in the swimming hole and seen some dams (dugouts for cows) and seen lots of wild roos and wallies. oh and wild pigs, with babies in tow :)

then drove to Cairns, seen BEAUTIFUL country along the way... green rain foresty and hillls and wow is all i can say :) stopped at tourist check point with crater (amazing) and falls,(gorgous). so all in all great drive!

did some shopping this am in cairns and booked tours for next couple days.. looking forward to that big time! hugs all and home soon! :) :)

so today I got to shoot a muzzle loader :) and went swimming again ;) packed the swags and fridge and diesel in the ute and leave bright and early for out road trip up to the farm and then to Cairns and back down the coast for next sunday to pack for home! so if outta touch... thats why! lol
the cattle are brama/angus for the most part around here, the ones me moving my angus red and black i would say. hugs all!

so went out last night, WOW what a night, thinking tame time for a bit now lol though we will see. shopping today some and swimming in Jess's cousins pool.. so cool! :)

oh and... i seen lots of roos and a herd of piggies that are ugly and wild lol oh and a turkey that isnt a turkey and a mickey (young bull) lol. and aussies he he he ;P

So today i went mustering :) burnt but had fun lol. rode a little appy that was good for me and we chased 2 mobs of cattle. so fun in a stock saddle and bush in the land down under! so glad i got to do that before coming home.. which btw way is soon :) :( how is canada weather? HOT here. well for me anyhow he he

here are a couple pics too.. :)

In Queensland! long drive to Jess's but worth it.. so beautiful out here.. well except for the hugs asss fruit bats and a loooong python on the road. Well ok meybe not so long, but scarrry like halloween LOL. off chasing cows tomorrow.. woo hoo mustering here as its called :)

2 weeks till home and lots planned inbetween i hear!!! :) :)

so saturday turned into a rainy cold (see breath in air cold) day at Claire show.. but managed to get 2 1sts and 3 2nds :) Judge commented on the improvement in Captain so that helped warm up the cockles of my insides LOL

off to Queensland tonight! wish me luck! :)lol

So.. Wed I ended up going on a self tour of the adelaide hills which are absolutely gorgous to the Melba chocolate Factory in Woodside. yummmm... then from there to the Rocking Horse Toy Factory... WOW.. Santa has nothing on this place lol. and petting zoo with kangaroos, and lots of wood toys so beautiful and great day! home Thurs and drank wine and bubbles with Marg and Sue and her mom Margaret.

Today (friday) miserable day out, windy and rain.. so rode Captain cause showing tomorrow and washed him etc. some packing done and car cleaned out, its almost time to go to QLD! big job packing it seems like overwelming actually lol.

so show tomorrow and off the city sunday and leave monday pm for Jess :) :)

5 more days in South Australia! Queensland, watch out Im comin! lol

So I got my bad greyhounded up to Brisbane yesteraday and ice cream eaten. Then last night i jumped in with a friend and away we went to "show me the city mountain view". Switch back windy roads and dense fog were the start, me hanging on as watch for koala and kangaroo signs were warning us and headlights coming down the steep and loong hills very close when past us. Finally reaching the "view" I looked out and realized the city had a blackout, well that or the fog was covering it? But thankfully the tourist boards expained what i was looking at (though couldnt see) and I oohhh and ahhhed lol. Off back down the mt, to a major accident and detour, to another accident, and yeah you guessed it, detour. So now we on this "back way" into the city and on the opposite side we started on...

now picture this, one lane areas to slow cars down? what happened to speed bumps?! anyhow stopped at another view, "windy point" i think, and this time the lights has come back on and i enjoyed the lights and wind of the view there!

Also yesterday learned to navagate the city, going to visit Melissa and greyhound.. so pround of that! ;)

today maybe Wildlife park or.. not to sure yet actually.. lol

well hello and Happy Thankgiving! Not a holiday they have down here, sadly no turkey meal lol. So sat I had a show in Burra, where Stech kindly agreed to show the hack horses and I the jumpers.. WOO HOO!! so Conrad and I did the 50cm, 60 cm, and 75 cm. the Jumps were bold so had to ride him hard and had one refusal on both the 60 and 75 cm, so no jump off for him :( Brogey I had in the 60, 75, and 90 cm, and he dropped a rail in the 90 but other than that went great! and I had a blast!

Sunday was Pony Club so took the 2 boys again and just jumped, did 100 cm! (3' 3" for everyone else lol) so happy with Conrad and me! :) and hope can find jumpers back home to ride now that kinda getting the hang of it.. sorta anyhow he he.

last week here.. did laundry today and need to start packing.. sorting into piles and weighing.. so fun... :( ttfn!

LOL Step, yeah sorry about that i was home teached lol ;)... love ya mom he he... so lets see, sat show i got 4 firsts and one 3rd. Two firsts and 3rd were in Show Jumping... yes jumping is getting all figured out!! and I LOVE IT! my boy, Conrad was great and didnt refuse not one jump! and hacking sadly still not my "thing".. me looking pretty? people.. you surprised?!? lol

Mon we just took Judge and Captain (no jumping in Jamestown :() and steph's hay fever was acting up so back to Jeff and I.. 4:30am start and warm.. shall i say hot? day.. I of course in Wool show jacket and helmet and boots, you get the pic.. lol.. but did good with 4 1sts, 3 2nds, and 2 3rds, beating some good competition finally! so happy with my "boys" and me.. might make a "hacky" outta me yet was told.. OH NO!!

Met lady there that from Alberta but living here now, with cattle, so could go camp drafting there if had time.. or next visit!

Sent Black Pony home today (remember her? the Thing I called her?) going well now and owner ready to continue to next level of her training. one down! :)

Off to the "big Smoke" today again, get dry cleaning of wool coat done and maybe some shopping etc. oh and the countdown begins! :)