Our last Shed – Viewmont Station
Viewmont Station is by the Menindee lakes. It was quite a change from the other sheds. There was a river right by the shearing quarters, large trees and brown dirt instead of red sand. We pitched our tent down by the river under the trees. It was a nice little retreat…well for the kids and I…maybe not the workers! Stafford tried doing some shearing but it completely knocked him out with some Q Fever still in his system.
As soon as the shearing was finished on the Thursday afternoon we packed up camp, headed back to Broken Hill for the night and then made a 6 hour journey down to Adelaide the next day. We went with the members from our small church branch in Broken hill to see an apostle, Elder Gary E Stevenson who came and spoke in Adelaide, and to see the temple. It was a great weekend!
It was nice to see the beach again!
Fun at the caravan park with family and friends
Memories for the kids in Broken Hill…the kids have absolutely loved this adventure.
Final goodbyes to friends and family outback style
The trip home
We couldn’t do this trip without a major vehicle hiccup. Karl’s tyre blew completely! Lucky he was able to keep control of his vehicle. He had his dogs on the back of his ute, and a fridge! It costed us an extra day of travelling (to buy a new tyre…we didn’t want to get caught out with another flat tyre along the way) but everyone got home safely so all was good.
It’s great to be home, it’s been an awesome experience meeting new people, spending time with extended family and experiencing a completely different way of life. It certainly has been an adventure. We’re so grateful for the opportunity of being able to have done this. Big thanks to Lewis and Renarda Paewai from Paewai Shearing… if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have had this experience….thanks you guys!!!!
Off Grid Maori 