Left Sydney about 3:30pm. A little later than we had hoped. Traffic wasn’t too bad, busy but moving. Arrived up here about 4:45. Decided that the house paddock needed a mow however the bloody mower didnt want to work. I recon the fuel to oil mix was wrong. Tell you what, says a lot for getting a 4 stroke mower!

Unpacked and then sat down for a quick beer before dinner. Made rissoles and flat bread. One of the girls favorites. Everyone was very tired so all three ladies went to bed quite early.

Expecting the arrival of the Steels around 9am on Good Friday (tomorrow) and the Hicksons with their camper about midday. Should be a great few days.

The adults, Dave, Mad, me and Bel headed off in the gator to collect fire wood for the evenings marshmellow roasting. The kids helped out by doing nothing and barking orders from the verandah.

The Hicksons arrived around 2pm. Needless to say I was getting a tad peckish. We decided to cook pizzas for lunch and the kids had hot dogs.

After a few beers and in depth conversation the older ladies decided to go for a walk and climb the climbing tree! Just how far they got up I don’t know albeit there were branches flapping here and there.

Kids were off playing with ropes in the holding yard. Seem to entertain them for ages. At this stage I had had a roast shoulder of lamb in the oven for 3 hours.

We set the fire and the kids hang out whilst I went back to the house to make hamburgers for the kids and finished off the roast potatoes and beans for us.

Well that was it for the night. The Hicksons camped out in the van and the steels in the first room. Charlotte and Sophie in the far room.