A Day Out

On Tuesday, Dave and I had a day out.

We were able to do a day trip to help

some friends of ours who are moving into

town off a station near here.

Emilee kindly let us use her ute

(well, she didn't really have a choice)

so, leaving the girls to their

beauty sleep, we headed out.

It was 7 hours one way to the station

then a couple hours there to load up

and 7 hours back home again.

The short way there was impassable

due to the wet season so that meant

going the long way around.

We were able to get the ute nice

and dirty for her in all the muddy puddles

It was a nice change for Dave, from the normal

daily routine of delivering milk, and I enjoyed the

break from school and housework.

The girls were very disappointed that they couldn't

come, but we couldn't really fit them in the ute

and they would have gotten

VERY muddy on the back

due to Emilee's "Muddies"

that love to flick up the mud,

the bovine excretions and whatever else.

(Not to mention the illegal factor or the fact

that once we had loaded up for the return trip

there was NO room at all,

except maybe in the chicken cage

with the 15 chickens and 1 rooster)

We saw a lot of diverse and beautiful countryside

and had fun splashing in the mud

and just being together.

Being the passenger in this expedition,

meant that I had to open and close ALL of the gates!

16 in total! Open  Close  Open  Close.......

and you get the picture.

But, as the daylight faded, we were headed back

home, after topping up on some food at HiWay Inn.

(they truly do make the

BEST burgers in the Territory!)

Home again, home again,

late, but safe and sound and ready

to get back to normal routine when the sun came up.