We stayed at the best place!! Lot of pictures AGAIN!! Sorry ....

On our recent road trip we got to stay on a farm.  Crikey it was good.  Mum and Dad looked at it years ago when our Harri was alive but never got to go there and they so wanted to but thought I would be a nightmare. Have they no faith??  Anyway they decided to risk it. Mum told Dad that they had never NOT done something they wanted to do because of their dog, ever before, so why should they start now. Good thinking, Mum!!  It was a working sheep farm with a few cattle thrown in and it was BIG.  The owners were really nice people. As well as the sheep and cattle they bred cavoodles.  They had heaps of dogs.  One border collie, one kelpie, one blue heeler, 2 male poodles and 3 female cavies.  There were 2 houses on the property. The owners and their dogs lived in one and we got to stay in the other. It was the original farm house and ever so pretty. We had the whole house to ourselves. It was fully fenced but the fence wasn't very high and Mum knew I could jump over it if I wanted to and as there were sheep, chooks, rabbits, roos, possums and goodness only knows what else on the other side of the fence she was sure that jump over it I would. She could ALWAYS stop our Harri and our Lucy from doing anything. She had them so well trained. Don't know what happened to me.  Anyway she was paranoid that I would jump the fence and terrorise all the farm animals BUT ....... listen to this ...... I didn't!!  Not that I didn't want to. I just decided that I really liked this place and I sure wanted to return one day so I was Mr perfect for once. When we first got there she kept me on a VERY tight leash. Matter of fact she had two leashes on me. One attached to my harness and one attached to my collar. I do have a terrible habit of backing out of my collar or harness when the mood takes me. Mum figured with both on at once I'd be safe. We went round the whole yard and I got to see the chooks and sheep outside the fence. Dad let me get up close and personal with the sheep (still on lead of course). Mum and Dad couldn't believe how calm I was but they still weren't going to let me off the lead. That afternoon we sat outside on the verandah to watch the sun go down (with me still on lead)and the owners popped over to put the chooks away for the night.  They brought the dogs with them. One of the poodles jumped MY fence and came over toward us. I got REAL angry. Mum and Dad have NEVER seen me angry with another dog before.  I backed out of my harness and I chased that dog right back over the fence. He took off at a rate of knots. Am I brave or what??  The hide of him coming into MY YARD!!  He acted as if he owned the place. Who'd he think he was???  Mum couldn't believe her eyes. She thought I'd just jump the fence and join him and all the other dogs but no way ...... I was keeping an eye on things and no-one was going to come into my yard. No more lead for me. I could go wherever I liked in MY yard. There's no way I was leaving it for even one minute.  That poodle bloke wasn't going to get back in MY yard. No way!!!!!  Crikey I had a good time there.  Those other dogs came over every morning and every afternoon too but ..... did any of them jump the fence and get into my yard??  Well yes ...... the kelpie did the next morning ..... but I got rid of him too, the big whimp .....  and that was it. I scared 'em all off, aye?? We stayed for 6 whole days.  I sure would like to live on a farm.  I had the best time there.  Mum said we are going back again real soon. I sure hope so.

The private road in.

Nice gum trees and lots of grass.

Our first glimpse of the cottage.

A watering hole.

Where's all his mates??

As if that fence and harness and collar could keep me in, aye??

A rusty gate ..... why would anyone take a photo of that??

Running in MY yard!!

With Dad!

Just stay out THERE you blokes.  This is MY yard.

This big bloke tried to head butt me through the fence. Why does everyone want to head butt me? Miss PPP does all the time.

The chooks ..... I didn't even chase them!!  Am I a saint or what??

That's our travel car. Dad calls it the whippet bus!!

How beautiful are these blokes. I love cows.  So does Mum. She could look at 'em all day. She'd hug 'em if she could.

Lizards ...... I'm looking at lizards.

We went out one night and on the way home we saw the moon rising. It looked much more spectacular than the picture shows us.

AND on our way out early the next morning it was still there.  Can you see it??

Wanna run .... Love, Charlie.