Well it is no wonder I am starting to turn into captain psycho cranky pants. It is nearly a month since we returned to the station from holidays and I haven’t been anywhere since. Unless you count THIS TRIP out into the paddock to meet the neighbour.
I am finally able to notice the signs of my imminent HERMIT ATTACK. I now know when it is time to go somewhere, to visit someone, to get the hell off the station and out into the big wide world. I mean there is only so much #getsortedwithchards, cleaning and office work one girl can handle. What is the tell tale sign I hear you ask? Well, it is when I start to dress up of a night time. Have a shower, and pop on some “town clothes” so I can feel human. It even involves a necklace and sometimes even make up. I know – stop laughing, surely I am not the only one who does this. On Saturday night, for our Anniversary, I even put heels on….shit – get me out of here. Send help fast, ha ha ha. I looked a lot like this….
No, just kidding, of course I didn’t look like this, my gloves are purple. Oh and I opted for a skinny jean/nude heel ensemble. See – listen to me, I told you things were bad.
Yes my friends…it is time. So this weekend I am heading up to a friends place on a station to the north west of us. They are moving and I am going to give her a hand to pack and of course there will obviously be plenty of time for a chardy on the verandah, well a G&T in her case. I may also have the blender, Midori and Cointreau packed….. you never know when you might need to put your slippers on.
This morning Clancy and I will hit the road. A trip away from the station is not like your average “just jump in the car and drive a few blocks to your friends house”. It goes something like this: Clean the car, fuel the car up, make sure you have done all of your station jobs – i.e.: vegetable order, bread order, food order…. Get the SAT Phone and make sure it is charged, pack a lunch/snacks, fill up the water cooler, fill up water bottles, oh and of course pack your bags. I have also learned that it is also important to pack your wallet and mobile phone, even if you don’t need either. A few years ago when we were at said friends house Tom fell and broke his arm….long story short we ended up over in Townsville hospital (yes that is indeed in another state and by the sea) and had to borrow friends mobile phone to take with me, it was lucky I had packed a decent suitcase too.
Ok, so once you have yourself sorted it is time to crank up the podcasts music and start driving. Today’s drive is a 3 gate drive, it even involves a little bit of bitumen and will take about 3.5 hours, perhaps longer because I am not sure how good the road will be.
I am quite excited about this outing (can you tell?), even if there isn’t a town involved. I always feel quite refreshed and motivated after visiting friends.
How are you fairing at present? Are you Captain Psycho or are you doing quite well. Are you planning a trip away this weekend? Or a quiet one at home? I will have a chardy for you all. Cheers lovely people!!!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Chardy on the road! Sounds like a book series. Have a fabulous time!! x
p.s. Love the sound of a skinny jeans nude heel combo!
Oh that ensemble would have been right up your alley Andrea, I would picture you wearing your striped cute top with it, I even had a scarf on, ha ha ha ha. They weren’t Kate Spade but they were my favourite Nine West heels. Have a great weekend.
Have a fab weekend, & don’t forget to get your slippers on!! We look forward to hearing all about the great escape, oops – I mean mini-break soon..
Thanks Miss Twinings, I had a lovely break and will be sure to update you in a post tomorrow. I took the blender so we sure did get our Slippers on. ha ha ha.
Haha you are awesome. I get stir crazy in my suburban house after a few days so I can certainly understand how you might feel after a month on the station (even if I can’t even imagine it)!!
Have a wonderful time and I hope you feel really refreshed afterwards. So great seeing how you live x
Thanks Kez, I am so glad I am not actually crazy, but just normal.
I travelled an hour today ( and an hour back home ) in peak hour traffic in Sydney to caddy golf in our golf clubs team. 4 hrs of golf . Lunch with 30 people then back to our club at Long reef for a chardy or two to celebrate a win.
We played @ the Coast – a golf club that runs along the eastern edge of Australia with the Tasman Sea as it’s boundary. Such a contrast to yr day. A travel under Sydney harbour and past the airport .we went in a bus with a driver and nine passengers.and all wore a similar uniform.
I Enjoy your blog – a life in stark contrast to mine.x
Sounds like fun Pam!!! Thanks for sharing your day, sure was a contrast. You in peak hour traffic, where as I travelled for 3 hours before passing a single sole/vehicle. I passed on vehicle the whole 3.5 hour drive to my friends house – a road train, had to get off the road and wait for it to pass. Very different indeed. ha ha ha. So glad you got to celebrate with a Chardy or two – good girl!!! 🙂
Geez, I know I certainly get a bit cray cray when I haven’t been anywhere for a few says, sometimes even a day! I can’t even imagine a month!! Yikes!
Have fun, and have an extra drink for me, you’ll need it once you actually get to your friends place!
Thanks so much for sharing your stories, makes me laugh, and have a glimpse of just how different things can be depending on where we live!
xxx
Thanks Deb, yes, sometimes I wonder why I am a bit cranky and going a bit loopy and then I think “hang on, I haven’t been anywhere FOR AGES”!!!!! It was great to get away although the road was fairly average, but I got there in the end. Thanks for reading.
sounds fab! We went to a wild park today with owls and deer and wild pigs. I really liked the elk!
Wow that does sound wild!!!