Initial update....
Firstly, this is mostly for me. As a record of my state of mind during this period. Not that it's going to be all that hard..., right?
So I've moved from Sydney to Moyston in order to focus on my PhD dissertation, and also because I've run out of money. When I first arrived, I helped my brother Luke put the canopy on his ute (he and Dad were driving to Perth the next day), then helped dad take a round bale of hay out to the sheep, since everything is quite dry and there's not enough grass for said sheep. I unpacked the tardis, and caught up with Luke and Dad before they buggered off for Perth. They were off before I got up in the morning, and Mum was away until the evening, so my first whole day on the farm was by myself. I got set up, unpacked, and did some work. Mum arrived, there was great rejoicing.
I put together my bike and went for a ride on Monday morning. I photocopied a fire map, then set out on what I intended to be a bit of a 'heart-starter'. The map turned out to be a bit misleading, and I ended up doing the last third of my 30km or so jaunt lifting my bike over fences and riding through paddocks, completely bewildering several mobs of sheep. Luckily, my sense of direction (or, more likely, luck) had me pop out just up the road from the farm, out someones driveway, as it happens. A car came up behind me as I was making my weary retreat, so I stopped to explain my dilemma, but instead the lady driver just gave me a very cheery wave and kept going. The ride was supposed to get me all motivated for work, but I had to go into town with Mum, come back, have dinner, and then it wasn't until about 7pm that I managed to start looking at some work.
Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any indoor rock climbing gyms nearby, even though some of Australia's most famous outdoor rockclimbing is in the Grampians/Arapiles. I'm hoping to meet up with some old chap Mum knows and get him to take me. I've also arranged to meet up with Choco at the nearest indoor gym on Friday... which is in Altona! At least it's on the western side of the city.
So I've moved from Sydney to Moyston in order to focus on my PhD dissertation, and also because I've run out of money. When I first arrived, I helped my brother Luke put the canopy on his ute (he and Dad were driving to Perth the next day), then helped dad take a round bale of hay out to the sheep, since everything is quite dry and there's not enough grass for said sheep. I unpacked the tardis, and caught up with Luke and Dad before they buggered off for Perth. They were off before I got up in the morning, and Mum was away until the evening, so my first whole day on the farm was by myself. I got set up, unpacked, and did some work. Mum arrived, there was great rejoicing.
I put together my bike and went for a ride on Monday morning. I photocopied a fire map, then set out on what I intended to be a bit of a 'heart-starter'. The map turned out to be a bit misleading, and I ended up doing the last third of my 30km or so jaunt lifting my bike over fences and riding through paddocks, completely bewildering several mobs of sheep. Luckily, my sense of direction (or, more likely, luck) had me pop out just up the road from the farm, out someones driveway, as it happens. A car came up behind me as I was making my weary retreat, so I stopped to explain my dilemma, but instead the lady driver just gave me a very cheery wave and kept going. The ride was supposed to get me all motivated for work, but I had to go into town with Mum, come back, have dinner, and then it wasn't until about 7pm that I managed to start looking at some work.
Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any indoor rock climbing gyms nearby, even though some of Australia's most famous outdoor rockclimbing is in the Grampians/Arapiles. I'm hoping to meet up with some old chap Mum knows and get him to take me. I've also arranged to meet up with Choco at the nearest indoor gym on Friday... which is in Altona! At least it's on the western side of the city.
posted by dr. cok at 12:56 AM
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Not that anyone was in any doubt, but Mat is a GEEK ! Still miss ya though! x
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