Living in the city was very convenient but living out in the country is quite beautiful! On Wednesday we moved from Ascot Vale in Melbourne to the region of Wellington which is just over two hours East(close to the coast, or Golden Beach). I had mentioned that we were moving to Sale however we are actually living in Maffra, a small town outside of Sale. Maffra's population is about 4500 people so it is pretty small. Sale is only about a 20 minute drive away so whatever you can't get in Maffra then a quick drive to Sale will solve the problem.
Mark is working on a 600 cow dairy in the tiny town of Riverslea, which is right beside Maffra. The farm is a share-farm between two families. Both families are from New Zealand however the one family has now left to go back home and the other family has recently moved here to take on the farm. The house we are intended to live in is on the farm but is not yet ready so we are staying in the house in which the first family from New Zealand lived in. It is currently for sale but we should be living in the farm house by Friday(located in Riverslea). Our current digs are quite nice and very spacious and only a 5 minute drive into the town of Maffra or to the farm where Mark works.
I have applied for teaching jobs out here and have had some good luck so I am keeping my fingers crossed for a contract.
Sale is recently experiencing some serious flooding and some parts of Maffra have also flooded due to the large amounts of rain which is causing some rivers to overflow. Currently where we are living we should not experience any flooding but the ground is quite mucky. The weather here is still slightly chilly, especially at night but when I go fro runs I still wear 3/4 length pants and a tank top- not bad for the middle of winter! Spring is upon us, so bring on the warmer weather!
Mark is enjoying working on the farm and because it is calving season it is quite busy. They can have 16-20 calves in a day. Also, there are about 100 new cows that still need to get accustomed to the rotary parlour so some milkings take a bit longer but they are getting used to it.
Here are some pictures of our new settlement:
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| Right in the middle you can see Sale..above Sale over to the left is Maffra and to the right the East coast. |
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| Our current residence in Maffra |
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| The backyard..if only it was warm enough to use the pool |
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| Our friend in the backyard |
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| We quickly noticed that many households have lemon trees on their lawns |
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| Beautiful! |
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| The rotary parlour |
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| Mark milkin away |
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| Cows being borught in from the paddock(field) |
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| Calves |
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| All around (in the distance) are mountains |
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