What an experience watching the has AFL grand final in the Pilbaras at the Newman Pub. Surprisingly, it was a pro Hawthorn audience with several being very vocal throughout the game and obviously their singing and banter got louder as the game progressed. Awesome win to the Hawks!!!! Especially loved the kiss by Hodge to Buddy during the game.
Spent the 2nd half of the game chatting with the CEO of an organisation who deals with aboriginal health in the Pilbara area. Learnt a great deal about the aborigines. He had an aboriginal (almost white) friend along, who he warned me about (called him the C word), who did not like AFL and kept saying each kick costs $10,000 and that money could be used by aboriginal communities who are starving. He was pissed and got on everyone's nerves. For me, he was harmless but annoying. He started picking on the mine workers and giving them shit. I asked the CEO - I assume he likes fights. He just nodded and smiled. This is mans country.
Finally, the Newman caravan is filling up. People to talk to.... Yeh!! A young German tourist has arrived direct from spending 4 months at a cattle station of 1.7 million acres. For anyone looking for work, an unskilled worker can get a job right now in the outback helping with cattle mustering. $600 per week which includes accommodation and food. Nothing to spend. But it's 7 days a week and start at 5am for at least 10 hours. It's not as bad as it sounds. Apparently for every 3-4 days hard work, you get 3 days of easy days.
Apparently mustering starts in June'ish and finishes end of Oct. The job differs every day, but most likely your'e on a motorbike, with 2 helicopter pilots mustering, processing cattle and setting up the cattle enclosures.
Well - I've had many many pints of 150 lashes beer during the game at the pub and am now on to the Southern Comfort. Walking back from the pub, it was 34 degrees, so I'm conscious of dehydration :) I think tomorrows headache will be due to alcohol rather than lack of water......
Enjoy.
Karajini national park tomorrow, Bush camping and no net access. Only the Sat Phone for emergencies.
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