bush diaries – and then came the rain…
Bush Diaries: and then came the rain…
So, the fun thing about this far is that if it rains, you can’t leave it.
Living 135km away from a town, on a dirt track makes it a little difficult to find escapism, although living here could be considered the perfect escape. I can hear nothing other than a braying cow or the squawk of one of my two students.
So today I woke up at 6.30 as usual. The plan was to go to Clermont for a football match. Little boy plays every Saturday in “neighbouring” towns and it seems a good way to get off the far for a bit, but this weekend, not possible. It has rained and rained and rained. Ordinarily ( and yes, because I am British) I wouldn’t mind, but when you have very limited weatherproof clothing because you naively believed it to a sunny and bright, and just going to the toilet means you have to wade through a puddle and when everything on the farm turns orange you tend to get a little pissed off!!!
So Saturday was a school day and tomorrow will be too, as we can do absolutely NOTHING outside when the heavens are as open as they have been today.
Posted on June 3, 2012, in Australian Adventure and tagged Australia, bush, farming, outback, Queensland, rain, travel. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Grace 
Hi Grace
Well, it’s a cold Melbourne morning and I am just about to leave for work – a short stroll to UiT. Sounds as if you are adapting remarkably well to life in the outback. Love your description about the big “kill”. Friends of mine in country Victoria were once preparing for a wedding. I asked them how they were going to feed everyone and they replied that they had “a sheep coming and half a steer”. All I could visualize was a sheep arriving and saying “Hi, I’m here – where’s my room”
Best wishes – Louise (UiT)
Hi Louise! Sorry I didn;t reply. Bush internet males simple things impossible!glad you are enjoying my descriptions of life out here! Keep in touch!