We were up at 7am this morning, because we had to go out and milk the dairy cow - if we didn't, then nobody would have milk for their cuppas and cereal. We both had a go and were really surprised at how hard you had to squeeze on the cow's udder - to which she took absolutely no notice! Afterwards Nikki went into the chicken coop to collect some eggs, but came out with only one because all the chickens started pecking her. I went in to see how I could do, and managed to get another four - but had to leave one behind - it was in a hole, right by the bum of an evil looking chicken and he flashed me a 'try it' look... so I left, hands in one piece. Lyn, the manager of the farm, went in and managed to get it - but not without getting pecked first!
Me and Nikki used the eggs we'd collected to have egg on toast for our breakfast. We cooked it all in a pan on the open fire. After breakfast, we took a walk up to the horse stables to see if we could have another go on the horses (well, another go for me) - it wasn't raining today, so Nikki thought she'd give it a go too. There were about 6 of us riding around the yard, getting to know our horses, when something spooked one of them and they all starting galloping - we all stopped safely, but Nikki was terrified (she already had a fear of horses) and got off - so I got off with her.
After the horse riding drama, Nikki went and made us a cuppa and I went to speak to the farm mechanic about perhaps learning to ride the motorbikes (off-road scrambler things). He said he would teach us, but first I had to help him remove the engine from one... so I did.
Nikki was a bit worried about the motorbikes, because they had gears - and were nothing like the choppers we rode the other day, so Shane (the mechanic) gave her a restricted one to ride. She got on brilliantly - the speed limit on the farm was 35kmph anyway - so she didn't have to go too fast. Once she knew how to ride she went back to the farm house and me and Shane went for a ride. We rode to the outer edges of the farm and saw more kangaroos and some wild pigs that were just wandering about.
After lunch, Shane said i'd done well on the bikes and that I could go out on my own if I liked. Nikki didn't fancy it, so I went for a quick blast around the farm. When I got back, Nikki had decided she did want another go and had grabbed a helmet - and I managed to convince her to come out with me. She didn't really want to, because the tracks weren't easy and there were big hills etc, but once she was out - she was great.
When we got back, I said I was gonna go out again. Nikki said she was going to have a shower because we were leaving at 4.30pm (it was about 3.00pm) and said for me to be careful. I said that the course usually takes about 10 minutes, so if i'm not back in half-an-hour, then panic... and shot off. I did get back to the farm in the 10 minutes, but when I did, Shane was about to take a group out and asked me to come with him. I went and because they were still learning, we took about half-an-hour to get round. As I was returning to the farm house, Lyn and Nikki skidded to a halt in a 4x4, and Nikki jumped out to give me a whack. She didn't know about the ride with Shane and, as i'd been about 45 minutes, had asked Lyn to go look for my body with her. She was mad at first, but saw the funny side when she knew I was ok... ooppps!
As a punishment for scaring Nikki, she made me polish her boots before we gave them back (everyone has to do it - but Nikki obviously didn't want to). When i'd finished I had a shower and then Shane brought us back to Rockhampton. He dropped us off at about 6.30pm and our Greyhound was booked for 7.50pm - so we said goodbye and then went and had a burger in McDonalds. We got on the bus on time and arrived in our next stop, Mackay, at about 12.30am.
What am I gonna have for breakfast tomorrow... eggs from a shop?
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