Melbourne Cup today

Today is the big day. It is Melbourne cup day like on every first Tuesday in November. On the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne 24 horses and jockeys are going to show their talent and their today’s condition. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race, it is called the race which stops the nation because a lot of businesses and shops are closing for the race time. A lot of people also bet on their favorites for the Melbourne Cup.

The Melbourne Cup is held since 1861 and just the distance has been changed a little since then. 3200 meters the horses and jockeys have to accomplish now since 1972. The world record at the moment is 3min 16.3sec, Kingston Rule was the lucky winner of 1990. The total prize money for the Melbourne Cup 2011 is $6,175,000. In addition to that there are trophies valued at $125,000.

The nation is going crazy on this day nearly everybody is dressing up and like we told you most of the businesses are closing to fever with the riders and horses and to have a look how lucky the maybe are. So did you also bet on a horse or even two?

How do you celebrate Melbourne Cup?

 

Halloween Party

The Weekend is over and this time, we really have to tell you something.

We went to the best Halloween Party you can imagine. It was on Charlotte Plains, 50kms out of Cunnamulla.

The lovely hosts Claire, Robert and Robyn Russell prepared eveything and the highlight was absolutely the SPOOKY HOUSE for the kids where they got their sweets in the end after they could be scared for a while like you're supposed to be on Halloween.

Everybody was dressed in the scariest but also funniest costumes and it was amazing that all of the guests had at least one thing which was Halloween-like.

The party started at 5pm with a lot of vegetable sticks, bread and biscuits and a variety of delicious dips, as well as fruit or cheese platters. The main course was delicious as well with a lot of meat. Pork, Beef, Lamb - everybody found something he was happy with. Besides there was a huge pot of salad with fetta. Afterwards you could enjoy wonderful cupcakes, fruit salad, pudding and brownies. It was amazing and we were eating all night long :)

It was nice to get to know new people. In the end there were 28 adults and 14 children running around and having fun.

We had one of the best evenings you can imagine and we really want to thank the lovely hosts for the best Halloween Party ever!

Food Day

Today is Food day again. As we are getting prepared for Christmas we are also going to offer lunch specials. This will start next week. Of course we want you to take part in this action. We need to know what your favorite dishes is. What do you like to eat for lunch? Do you enjoy a hot and spicy Thai curry, some delicious pasta with chicken or a Greek salad?

In fact also sweets and desserts are important as well. Do you favor cake and slices, ice-cream or fruits? Share your thoughts on this topic and let us know so we can sort out what you are going to have for lunch.

We will start next week on Monday with or lunch special seasonal salad with garlic toast.

Come over and taste it and comment about your preference for lunch.

Warming up in Cunnamulla

It is definitely warming up here in Cunnamulla. We had to turn on the air-condition and it is nearly not possible to stay outside in the sun without sweating all over. If you want to do sportive activities you have to get up quiet early. So you will see a lot of people jogging around at five o’clock in the morning, going for a walk at six or enjoying some laps in the Cunnamulla pool at half past seven. Even Mary-Ann who manages the pool offers water aerobics in the morning, Thai-Chi or you can join the local triathlon team on Sunday mornings. So if you want to cool down jump into the pool and have a nice swim or enjoy a bath in the Warrego River. In fact be careful of the Jabbies they could be quiet unpleasant sometimes if you step on them! Otherwise there is of course also the opportunity to eat a cold ice to enjoy a icy cold drink or just sit inside a air-conditioned office or house.

What are you doing to get cool? Are you joining the Cunnamulla pool or do you prefer the Warrego River to have a swim?

 

 

Birthday Party

Here are the pictures for the birthday party I told you about. Have a look.

There are our party guests, the vegetables and the damper and the jam roll. It was delicious!

It's Monday again.

Good Morning everyone.

Once again, the weekend was passing by faster than you could imagine and it's Monday again. I don't know why the time on weekends always seems to run faster than during workdays. But I think that's normal and if you like your job like we do here at Out The Back Australia, it's no problem to start another working week.

I told you about the birthday party we arranged for Les on Saturday. He was really happy and his family, too. They spent a wonderful evening here in Cunnamulla and enjoyed a delicious dinner which was almost completely cooked by our German intern Larissa. It was perfect although she never cooked something like this on her own before. Therefore everybody made her compliments for the lovely dinner. Her damper was perfectly done in a camp oven under a thick layer of coals. Normally Les is doing the damper and he was it who showed Larissa how to bake one. It made him proud to see that Larissa has baken such a wonderful damper.

On Sunday our German interns had the possibility to visit another farm. Of course they were both pleased to do that and so they spent the day out of Cunnamulla, seeing sheep and cattle and a lovely property. They had fun racing over the farm with a little car and climbing around a few caves.

It's really good, that they get the possibility to see a lot of the area. They will never forget their stay in Cunnamulla, will recommend it and maybe they will come back one day. Right now they're having another 2,5 months left, a fact to be happy about. Although sometimes homesickness is a well-known feeling, but it's normal to feel like that when you're far away from home. And it's always just a temporary thing, Cunnamulla and its inhabitants are way too nice to be homesick for a longer time.

Are you homesick sometimes? Or even somewhere in the world and homesick for Cunnamulla? We could totally understand that!

Have a nice day!

Birthday Party

Today is Les Capewell's birthday. He told us that he never had a birthday party in his entire life which means we really wanted to change that. Therefore we're celebrating his 76th birthday today here in Cunnamulla with his family.

We're already cooking dinner. Beef and vegetables and a jam roll as dessert because it's his favourite cake. Hopefully he will enjoy the evening, because he's always there if somebody needs help and so we can make him happy, too.

If you're not going to a birthday party tonight maybe another possibility is to go to the pool. Swimming is good and fun for the whole family, especially during these hot days.

 

Enjoy the weekend.