Season completed

Well the work on the station has been completed and maintenance is all that's left to do. Jay has spent time working on the trucks fixing pump problems, serviced all the water pumps and the firefighters for the utes. A few weeks have been spent yard building and putting up some new fence and that's hard work in over 40 degree heat. There are lots of yards all over the station as its so big which means you don't have to drove the cattle for too far to the house yards.
Jay has learned a lot about the yard building process and the welding side of things even getting the opportunity to drive the bobcat and the big heavy rigid trucks.
Most people learn at a training facility but out here you learn as you go. Driving the crash box through sandy creeks and dirt was certainly a task.
We have both been able to get a bit of time up in the helicopter and its just amazing to see the land from the air. Everything is so flat but the landscape is beautiful. Wild brumbies, pigs, dingo's and crocs can all be seen more easily from the air.


Flying over the Mitchell river was amazing and you can see how big this majestic river must swell to in the wet season. The view is stunning and not many people will get to see it from this angle, another perk of station life.



At the end of the season there is now nobody to cook for and it's time to go for a holiday, we have decided to head to Melbourne without the camper trailer and visit family and friends. We will take the big Suzuki bike with us and leave it in Melbourne as we have not really used it like we thought we might. Rather than carry the weight it's best to take this opportunity to redefine the load we are towing and give the old Jackaroo a break.

The Jackaroo has had new suspension fitted all round from ironman in cairns, new BF Goodrich A/T tyres too. The car feels like its floating on air and a lot better than we had expected !
Jay serviced the car before leaving and using the stations multi purpose 15w40 oil soon discovered its not working too well in the Jackaroo !
We will have to look into the best oil for the car as its a bit hit and miss with what you can get your hands on being so remote......but fresh oil is better than none I guess.



We a due back at Dunbar early in January to look after the place whilst the mangers go for a holiday. Jay will maintain the generators and keep the water pumps running
Whilst they are gone. It will be an amazing sight to see the new green growth and all that water. The wildlife will get a bit more in your face too we are told as they scramble for somewhere dry to stay. I guess jay will have to share the workshop with some roo's !

The weather in Melbourne is as you would expect and cold one minute, raining then sunny.....but we packed our clothes for this kind of change so its good to be wrapped up and feel cold again........lol

Location:Dunbar station