Day 9

Up at 6.10am. Really tired today. Heat and humidity has left me rather lethargic. My mind isn't what it was either...which i know, wasn't much to begin with. Absent minded as hell and with no inclination to do bugger all. Probably cause I know I'm going tomorrow and so mind, body an spirit have begun to wind down. Did some very slow and laborious work in the tool shed and then the usual milking and feeding of the cattle. Not much else to do today as Claire is away and Mike is less motivated than I am. Took about 30 minutes to eat a granny smith earlier....no wander the cows take an age to chew their tucka in this heat! Have come to the conclusion that I prefer the smell of cow dung to rotting grass too. Have also decided that mosquitoes must be the devils idea of a joke and he , or it, or whoever is down there shoving forks up people's arses, should get their arse up here and burn the bloody lot of them! I know I'm going on a bit about the humid conditions but I really have never been in such a tropical climate and sometimes the only way to describe it, is the feeling you get when you're sitting to close the fire....your skin feels hot and you need a break. Well that what its like for a large portion of the day here. Obviously inside you are at least out of the sun, but somehow the heat penetrates that boundary and cooks you....like a microwave. I'm also having a bit of a bizarre moment whilst writing this....Mike, Moira and Rory are all sitting on the sofa watching 'Keeping up Appearances'....strange viewing for cattle station owners, don't you think? Mike doesn't surprise me though cause he's obsessed with rubbish TV and basically any sport. Claire made a really lovely meal for all of us. Prawns and stirfried veggies...mmm..scrumptious stuff.