Once again a long time no sign of write text. I try to keep up with
stuff I am doing, but when the things you are doing are repetitious
(like work) there is not a lot to write about on a frequent base.
Adding to that there are some things I aren't allowed to write about
(business secrets) or don't want to write about (socially
controversially things).
Anyway, after getting
that out of the way, the current place I am sitting in is in the
north-east of Victoria. The whole reason to get back down from
Queensland was to get back to work, as I am employed doing hay
contracting which is heaps better than the all known backpacker job
of fruit picking. On the way down from Coffs Harbour and the last
blog I stopped in at Katherines again. I'd promised to make some
Spätzle and invited all the boys around for it. Prior to having the
meal getting there was interesting. Ended up on toll roads I didn't
want to be on and was speeding (and caught) for the first time, so
I'd had enough of the car. Staying at Katherins was fun, and I met
Thomas in Sydney, my long time neighbour from back home and one of my
younger brothers mates. Then ever further onwards. Spent a couple of
nights with the Morgans in Mt. Buller again, but didn't go up the
mountain this time around. Wanted to charge 50$ or something like
that just to drive my own car to the top. Both Morgans said not worth
it with the current snow conditions so I passed up on that. Driving
through Melbourne was fun as usual (not) and the country after that
looked flooded (oh, ohh). I planned to spend a bit at Reds until
Shovel gave me a call, and it ended up being a whole month. They
can't do anything about it, as the weather wrecked any chance of
working the paddocks with machinery. Then again in that month I did
learn to shot claybirds a lot better with Red and I'd say I'm a bit
better at wielding a twelve gauge shotgun. Did a tiny bit of stock
work as well, but most of the paddock didn't even allow for that.
After the weeks went by I finally got a call from Boom and went up to the job in the north-eastern section. Did three days of work raking (which is actually more fun than it sounds like) and even had a drive in a bailer and saw how they worked. I'll see if I can get a similar job when I spend a while in New Zealand. But for now it rained again, so I'm in the (rather modern) accommodation we have here, reading books, watching TV (which I don't really like doing normally), writing blogs and reading things on the internet. Sun was out again and the hopes are up we can get back to work.
After the weeks went by I finally got a call from Boom and went up to the job in the north-eastern section. Did three days of work raking (which is actually more fun than it sounds like) and even had a drive in a bailer and saw how they worked. I'll see if I can get a similar job when I spend a while in New Zealand. But for now it rained again, so I'm in the (rather modern) accommodation we have here, reading books, watching TV (which I don't really like doing normally), writing blogs and reading things on the internet. Sun was out again and the hopes are up we can get back to work.