Well here we are in wet and soggy Goondiwindi, thank heaven cousin Beth is here too, there has to be something else going for this little town. It is also the home town of the famous Goondiwindi Grey. Gunsynd was a famous Melbourne Cup winner and was born and raised at Goondiwindi. We got 3.5inches of rain in the first 24hrs we were here and they have had 4.5inches this week. Beth took us for a drive today to see the sights of Goondiwindi or Gundy as the locals call the town. The McIntyre river which divides Gundy from NSW is flowing very very fast and is running at 8metres. Goondiwindi owes its prosperity to the cotton crops grown in the district. While cotton is not everyones ideal crop there is big money in it and that money is what keeps the town viable and vibrant. Tonight we went out to dinner, not as nice as Beths cooking but hope she liked having a night off from feeding us. Beths partner Brian has a harvesting company and he is busy getting ready for the next harvest which usually begins toward the end of October. Tomorrow we set off into NSW, however it is still 800kms to our ultimate NSW destination so will stop off at a couple of places along the way.
Shame the footy Grand Final was a draw, work harder next week Saints!!!
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