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Hi us again!
We have been up to more wild adventures. This week Em and Loz go horse riding, muster the cattle with the cowboys, 'relieve' goats, learn to crack a whip and get their sealegs sailing around the Whitsunday islands on a luxury catamaran. Woo what a week!
After leaving Hervey bay early doors we got on the Oz bus towards Airlie beach. We had an overnight stop off on a cattle ranch in the middle of the bush. Hill-billy round 2! We were staying in what looked like 3 bunk beds crammed into a cow shed on a farm! There was a really cool area for the nightly entertainment though including a make shift bar and a bucking bronco. We signed up for horse riding and joined the working cowgirls riding around the hills mustering up the cows and goats chasing them back to their fenced area for the night. It was hillarious we were givien a 10 minute lesson and then left to ride as we liked as the horses were so docile. Emilie's was like a little donkey and Lauren's was some kind of stallion, it jumped at something and near bucked her off but she luckily hung around his neck tight enough to stay on and regain control!
After that we joined a goat rodeo where we had to get into teams of 3 and jump in the pen crammed with goats. We had to chase the goats around and find a female, then one of us had to wresttle the goat by holding a horn and a back leg, one to milk her and the other to drink the milk. Well... as always we made a scene and dan grabed the goat , Em was milking it and loz was holing the cup. Em was having great difficulties getting any milk out tugging away until one of the cowboys shouted "STOP, That's a boy!" There was a roar of laughter from the audience surrounding the roedo. Oh god we blushed ha ha! Later on we had whip cracking lesson wearing safety googles to prevent any accidents!
After sharing the bottom bunk because we were scared of spiders, we got up early again to get the bus for 7 up to Airlie Beach. We stopped for some beer and lawn bowels on the way up and arrived late afternoon. We checked in and went out for a bit of a session and Emilie managed to cause bruising to her legs and arm by overdoing the pole dancing!
We boarded our boat which we spent 2 days and 2 nights on sailing around the Whitsudys. It was a gorgeous catamaran with excellent food, staff and a jacuzzi on board ooo swanky! We stopped in Bue pearl bay for the first 'dive'. Everyone on the boat was going scuba Diving but Emilie was banned as she has asthma and Lauren was being a wimp so we just snorkled instead which was amazing! We had to wear stinger suits and hoods to prevent any fatal accidents (they must have heard about how accident prone we are). Then we sailed to another bay where we stayed for the night. On our second day we went to Whitehaven Beach, the lookout point and snorkled again. This time in VERY DEEP water off the boat. There was a huge fish called george who was pretty scary... we did the dingo 'brace' position under water just in case! The islands, beaches and views were amazing and so beautiful mmm felt like paradise.
We went out with the crew last night when we were back on land and staying in tonight after overdoing the jugs of snakebite! We are on the move tomorrow to Townsville where we stay in Magnetic Island for 3 nights and then we part ways for a week as Lauren is going back to Sydney to meet Ryan for her Birthday and Em is following shortly to be there for her 21st!
Until next time...
Lots of Love
Em and Loz
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