Mia Mia Station {Visiting}

We had passed by Mia Mia several times, and have even managed to stop in but this time it was to say hello and relax for a few days before we went further north again.

As always it was a pleasure to hangout, see some sites and learn some new things.  Being school holidays meant that we could take the time to spend the whole day out and about.  Don’t tell the kids but I’m sure they learnt plenty doing the monitoring sites.

 

 

 

Hill Springs Station {Working}

Hill Springs.

A new stop for us this year, a quick stop but it was a lovely place.

I was quiet sick and Kyla ended up ill too, so it wasn’t an overly exciting couple of weeks.  Justin set to work right away, as he always does and we plodded along with some schoolwork before the holidays started.

We even managed a sneaky weekend to Lyndon for a play during the holidays.

With Hills Springs happy with the work that Justin had done and somewhere else to visit, we moved on.

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…..