Adventures in Australia: The Farm

The farm at Millaa Millaa, with the house, cabins and cattle on the left

We were really blessed to spend about 10 days of our journey at my in-laws farm in Millaa Millaa. The farmhouse and cabins sit on 300 acres, which are a beautiful mixture of green hills and bits of the rainforest. The kids absolutely loved our time at the farm, but especially Charlie. It is a cattle farm with one old horse named Mr. Ed (which Charlie called 'Mr. Head'). We are pretty sure Charlie may grow up to be a farmer. I mentioned before that Charlie was so afraid of the waves at the beach, but throw him on a farm with a bunch of cows and he is fearless. It was so lovely to see him come alive here. The sign at the top of the drive says "Hockey's Farm" but every time we passed by Charlie declared it was "Charlie's farm."

(Charlie in the front) Pappa and Adelaide riding on the quad bike at the farm

Pappa and Charlie taking a ride on the tractor

Adelaide and Charlie enjoyed riding the quad bike with Pappa. They also got a ride on Mr. Ed. Carl, Jane, Henry and Daniel joined us for our last week at the farm so it was great to share the experiences with the cousins. 

Charlie riding "Mr. Head"

Cowgirl Adelaide on Mr. Ed

Henry, Charlie and Adelaide riding in the back of the Suzuki down to the creek

 There is a lovely little creek on the farm and the ride was a bit bumpy but we all made it down safely one morning to enjoy the view. The kids (and some adults) couldn't help themselves and waded through the water, then went for a little swim. It looked freezing cold to me but I suppose in the sunlight it wasn't too bad.

Ben, Charlie and Lyndon (Pappa) 

The kids testing the water 

My view of the creek

While there, we were so blessed to celebrate Del's (Nanna's) 60th birthday! This was a big reason that we came to Australia at this time and we surprised her with some new rocking chairs to enjoy on the back porch of their farm house. The Hockey's were with us in Nashville for Lyndon's 60th birthday back in February, so we have had a very blessed year of celebrations. I know we all look forward to our return to the farm someday!

Lyndon and Delwyn trying out the new rocking chairs. Happy Birthday Nanna!!

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