Winning Station {Visiting}

….. and hello again to Winning.

Two reason to come back, one so that Justin could build a few more rooms and two a place for Justin and the kids to stay while I flew to Perth for Mum’s birthday {with Dad, Alison & Michael}.

I had a full on week in Perth helping pack up our family home and celebrating Mum’s birthday.  Visiting people, driving, visting and driving somemore.  All the while Justin was just as busy with cooking for the mustering crew and doing some schoolwork with the kids.

 

No rest for the wicked, I arrived home on the Monday and it was off to our next stop first thing Tuesday morning!

Yanrey Station {Working}

We blinked at our time back at Yanrey had passed again.

I suspect that was because we tag teamed sickness, but J did manage to finish the kitchen in the homestead and I spent sometime creating.

 

Wickam & Port Hedland {Family Fun}

We broke up our Yanrey stay with a lovely weekend trip north to spend a weekend with my sister, Alison.  A stop in Karratha for supplies and collecting my Dad from the airport before heading to Wickham for the night.

That is where the fun began, Alison, Chris, Justin and myself left Dad with the 5 grandchildren and headed further north to Port Hedland for a weekend at the NorthWest Festival.  It was a wonderful weekend filled with loads of amazing music.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Back to Wickham for a night, which did turn into two before heading back to Yanrey.

It was a great weekend spent with family {even if we did leave with gastro} and I’m hopeful we can make it work again for next year.  Well provided there is artists we actually want to see!
 

 

 

Yanrey Station {Working}

After having a wonderful picnic there last year we decided to stop at Barridale again on our way to Yanrey.  Was a great idea.

 

 

It has taken more than 12 months but we found ourselves back at Yanrey Station again.  Not much has changed mind you, well except for the number of people around for mustering this year.

Justin embarked on bathroom repairs, plumbing issues and restoring one end of the old homestead verandah.  The most exciting, was finishing of the installation of a kitchen in the homestead, it even has running hot & cold water!

While he was working away, we plodding along with our school work.  In between times looking around, cleaning old pressed tin kitchen walls, feeding poddy calves, watching birds and avoiding the dust from the cattle yards.

August said goodbye to September and we also a week later said see you later to Yanrey…..

 

 

 

 

 

Lyndon Station {Working}

Where do I start with this visit?

Alright so as usual Justin worked hard, repairing a verandah, patching 100 year old walls, adding amazing benches to the cottage and too many other things to list.

  

 We had a very full on few weeks, between school and play the time flew by.

There was painting and dodge ball, motorbike and horse riding, full moons and chickens. 

Kaleb and Kyla enjoyed being invited to the SoTA camp {at Wooramel}.  It was great to see them join in the activities with all of the children that they know at the school, along with all of those that they don’t.  It was a real learning experience, for both of them in many ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The biggest thing to happen this trip however would have to be cutting off my dreadlocks.  From long hot and heavy locks to short hair is a real change that I see lasting for a fair while.

 

Winning Station {Visiting}

Can't drive past without stopping in and of course it gave me a chance to catch up with Nana & Pop for a few days before we disappeared {and they returned back down south}.

It was lovely to catch up with everyone, Justin took some measurements but really we didn't do much at all.  Well I reviewed some family history in the form of hand written recipes, all in preparation for my sisters 30th Birthday present.

Mardathuna Station {Visiting}

Heading north again we finally found the time {or rather made the time} to stop in a see our lovely friend at Mardathuna Station.  We have constantly been in trouble for not coming in to say hello and it also meant we could pop to Hill Springs for a look {given they asked at WBJ if J would be able to do some work for them this year}.

It was nice to visit somewhere new, to have no real plans and to just be for a couple of days.

We had a great time driving around and looking at a new place.  There is even an old out camp that over looks the back side of the Kennedy Ranges.  It is amazing, when I think about it the number of things we see that so few people get to see, get to experience.

I even managed to finally get a picture of a Wedgetail Eagle, even better it has an amazing sunset in the background.

 

 

 

 

I had to include this last picture, it is of an old Kero Fridge.  Much bigger than any I have seen in our travels