Jim had organised for us to meet him to watch one of his mates sheep being shorn. So we drove out Timor and followed him to the farm and into the shearing shed where it was all happening. We met Kane and Jason, the shearers and Rod the farmer. Wow talk about back breaking and hard work. They were both shearing and then Rod and another were sorting on the table. Amazing how they can throw the fleece and it just spreads out on the table. They were having a go at each other the whole time, all old mates. Gave Jim a serve asking if he was going into the tourist business for a bit extra cash!!
Jim use to shear so had a go for each of the shearers. It was great to see.
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| Jason shearing and Jim Sweeping |
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| Rod and mate sorting the fleece |
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| Jim showing us his shearing skills |
We then drove out to Dunolly and saw the "Cork Tree" and had lunch at the bakery and back into town to look around.
Debbie met us after work and took us to see the Aboriginal Wells and up to the town lookout.
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| The Aborigines followed a sandstone ridge and hollowed out wells which would fill up water and stay full when everything else was dry, there are 4 sets each about a days walk apart. They were very clever. |
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