Kroombit

We ended up doing a lot of cool stuff at Kroombit Cattle Station, much to my surprise.

The place is so remote and away from civilisation I felt disconnected from the real world pretty soon after we got there. But it was a good experience.

The first thing I did was shoot clay pigeons with a shotgun. I got 3 out of 5...woot! The gun really does jolt back into your shoulder with a lot of force.

Next up...we did actually have to catch goats! Basically in a team of 3, one person would catch it with a rope (lasso), the 2nd would lift it by its legs and put it on the ground (!) and the 3rd, me, would brand it. Don't worry..it was a cold (fake) brand, otherwise I never would have done it! James decided to bodyslam the poor goat!

After that, we learnt to crack a whip. Much harder than it looks. I firmly believe the whips were right-handed and thus I was unfairly disadvantaged ;)

Lastly, the mechanical bull...jeez this was painful! I got to 2 or 3 bucks lol. Some good pics/video of it. My girlfriend says she doesn't want kids...she no longer has the option anyway heh (i love you nush xxxxxxxx)

The beds were suprisingly the most comfortable i've had on this trip so far. The wake up call was done by way of a rifle! Luckily I was already out of the room by the time this happened.

Arrived in Airlie Beach yesterday. James and I sail tomorrow afternoon for 2 days. Really looking forward to it. Very few people have ever heard of our boat, so if it's a tin can and we sink, it's been fun writing this blog!