Thurs 23rd May to 3rd June

Well we have been totally out of touch with data , could only get enough service to use phone . Beverley's phone had no service at all . So here is our belated blog .
Left Cloncurry show grounds am and headed up to a property about 35ks on the Burke development road , towards Normanton . We were going to organise to come back on the Sunday to volunteer there for a week after we had been to the Burke and Wills roadhouse camp draft to help out with the Blazeaid bbq and  clothing stall . However this did not eventuate as I was asked if I would like to help in the cattle yards to draft out cattle to go on boat to Vietnam, they needed to get 280, all of a certain weight out of a mob of about 800 , all were heifers and had to be pregnancy tested , as pregnant cattle would not be accepted in Vietnam . So 6 hours later after being in full sun all the time we ended up with a full truck load of 280 .

So after a good nights sleep at the homestead on 500,000 hectares we headed off to Burke and Wills roadhouse to help our fellow Blazeaiders . We arrived about lunch time and helped the crew on the stall . Blazeaid had been donated 14 pallets of new country clothing . We were selling top name brand shirts and jeans for $20 each , we were rushed off our feet .

We then had a visit by Scott Morrison to thank Blazeaid for there work . He had been in Cloncurry and travelled up to the camp draft [ 186ks] ,

We stayed at the camp draft until Sunday afternoon

 Whilst we were at the camp draft we were asked if we could go to the brothers property which was just out of Cloncurry. So off we went to our new cattle station. What a magic place

When they learnt of my metalworking skills I was presented with a list of items for me to do .
I made 2 hay feeder stands , then on to making hat racks

This was of course in between gardening ,watering , mowing , weeding , pruning , planted new vegie seedlings and cleaned and tidied a very large shed . Beverley during all this time did lots of washing and folding and ironing for 3 cowgirls , a cowboy , a truck driver and the owner , wife and daughter , plus she helped with the meals at night . We were fed extremely well .

Very much over run with Corellas

Cowgirl Bella shoeing her horse

A bit chilly so overcoats on for everybody

Horses ready to go to work

 So sadly we left this morning , after the owners had tried to tie us up so we wouldn't leave .
It sure was a great experience , and we hope that they got as much from our company as we did from them . So we are back in Cloncurry at the showgrounds , which is free for Blazeaid , and hopefully will leave here on Wednesday for Batten Point , unless they find us more volunteering .