We connected with Bryan and Sue, friends who live near Bundaberg. Dave and I met them while they were travelling in Canada. They came out on the boat in Kelowna and stayed in our house on their next visit. We were all (Mac and Wendy) welcome to come out and stay for a few days on the farm. We knew we'd be getting our hands dirty and we were all happy to get out and be on LAND. It was an extremely busy time from early until late! Farm life is not for the faint of heart. On top of caring for the hundreds of animals, Bryan does a table of fresh fruit and veg for sale at a weekend market. The funny thing is Bryan's nature is to tease everyone to the limit of their patience. It's hilarious to be around and pretty never ending. Wendy ended up with the nickname of "Blisters". Bryan explained that it was because blisters always show up when the work is done! We all thought that was pretty funny....and although Wendy was enjoying her time off the boat, relaxing - she is a whiz in the galley and will happily be the galley wench serving up endless drinks and good food and thinking nothing of the massive load of dishes she'll be left with.

Before we knew it we had been at the farm for 4 or 5 nights and it was time to drag ourselves back to the boats and plan for moving down to Mooloolaba, via the inside passage of Fraser Island.