25 Sep 10 - Longreach

By Craig: The Stockman’s Hall of Fame is a magnificent place full of history and information of a by-gone era. We were a tough breed back in the old days, work and life was hard and not an opportunity to do another man a favour was missed, a hard but good life in deed.








Go the Pies. What a match, a nail biter right to the end and with both teams on my favourite list how could I choose a winner! Well as it turned out I didn’t need to as the game was a draw. YeeeHaaa!




The game may have been over but our fun was about to start. Queensland is known for its storms and the one that hit us this night was no exception. Dark sky in the distance quickly became strong gusting winds and heavy rain right on top of us. You get that eerie sense as the sky darkens, the air becomes still and then as the sound of gushing wind approaches the word that comes to mind is ‘Shit’ as you run to save the camper tent from blowing back over itself. Well on this occasion a neighbour having seen our tent lift as the wind hit, stood and held our awning down until we got there. Bugger I was having such a good time at the after game drinks, playing pool and dissecting each quarter with the other experts and then found myself mopping water out of a tent.