Moved on to the next farm. Same area but up into the foot hills a bit. The vista is breath taking and makes us stop just to take it all in. Weather has been nice but expected to warm up significantly in the next few days.
This is a very big farm and the work stripping fences will be extensive. Undulating fence lines with downed trees, branches and foliage, slows us down. These fences are mostly in the sun, hot work, slow progress, tiring.
Same country hospitality. The farmer and his wife providing morning tea and lunch. Again a monster size spread too tempting to resist. Doing all this physical work, all the walking up and down the fence line, pulling, cutting, bending, dragging, rolling. You might expect to loss a bit of weight and gain some condition but that may not be reality. Gain some condition yes...
Saturday night, tonight, is Farmers Night in camp where BlazeAid invite the farmers to dinner. A chance to socialise and talk about things other than fire and fences. And of course indulge in more food and drink.
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| Not all houses were saved. |
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| Looks like autumn came early, but they are gum trees. |
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| Atop Jessies Lookout (on the property) - a grand view |
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| The previous fire - 2003 |
