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Myella covers 2600 acres and is 120km SW of Rockhamptom
transfers from and to Rockhampton are at 6.30am and 6.30pm respectively
a 3 day / 2 night stay costs $250, every extra day add $75, prices include everything, no hidden extras for riding, motorcycles etc
check out the Myella website for more information
Updated Jan 4, 2005
Address: "Myella" Baralaba, Queensland, Australia 4702
Phone: 07 4998 1290
Website: www.myella.com
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Motorbikes are used for rounding up horses and cattle, if you have never ridden one before you can learn here, or if you are a scardey cat on two wheels [like me] you can learn to ride a quad bike. The motorbikes are actually easier to ride across the rough ground than the quad bikes, going out to bring in the horses the motorbikes flew over a particularly high lump, whereas l ended up balanced on the top of it and had to get off to push the bike down...... coming back was worse, l thought that increasing speed would help me fly over, which it did, unfortunately into a barbed wire fence, luckyly without bodily injury.........it just dented my pride
the bikes are available for you to go to the best place on the ranch to see the sunset, dont miss it !
Written Dec 11, 2004
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it was wonderful to ride out as early as possible in the morning, it was quiet and peaceful, and there were kangaroos bouncing lazily about in the paddocks, we didnt manage to make it rain here untill our last day, and we had clear blue skies for the morning rides
my husband has wanted for years to ride a horse, he wasnt disappointed, in fact he was soon learning to trot and gallop
Written Dec 8, 2004
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It doesnt matter if you are an experienced rider or a complete novice, there will be a horse for you here
new riders [ or those like me who havent been on a horse for 40 years ] are given tuition, and carefully watched during the ride, experienced riders are given the opportunity to improve their skills, or just to have greater freedom during the morning rides
we came to feel real affection for our horses, guests are expected to saddle and unsaddle the horses they ride [ the staff check that this has been done correctly ] and give them a wash down after riding, riding helmets are compulsary, and chaps are available for guests to use
Written Dec 8, 2004
MYELLA: EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE
BerniShand Says: the rooms at Myella are spotlessly clean, and the beds are comfortable.........though after a day of horse riding, cattle mustering, cow milking and motorbike riding you would probably be able to sleep on a bed of nailswe were woken early each day by the Butcher bird...
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Breakfast is help yourself.........toast is cooked on the campfire, it tastes wonderful, and here are cerials with the milk from the cow in the pasture, eat as little or as much as you like
Lunch and dinner are also self service, there is always plenty of choice and enough to eat for the heartiest of appetites
the shady dining area with its long tables makes meal times a great communal time, especially at dinner when Peter opens bottles of his home brew beer
be aware that Myella is a cattle farm, while vegetarians wont go hungry, meat is served at lunch and dinner
Favorite Dish: my favourite dish was Peters pumpkin soup, cooked on the camp fire, with chunks of Damper to dip in it
Updated Dec 11, 2004
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there is no sodium glow from streetlights here, just acres and acres of pitch black sky at night, sprinkled with stars
we were treated one night to an exceptionally clear sky, Peter pointed out the constellations and the clouds of stars in the Milky Way, l have never seen a sky like it, we dont see so many stars in the Northern Hemisphere, it was a perfect way to end a day
but when you visit dont lay there gazing at the stars for too long..........you have to be up early for the morning ride
Dress Code: long sleeves and trousers will keep the mosquitos at bay
Written Jan 4, 2005
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not likely haha
soft drinks are available to buy, they are in the fridge in the dining area
tea, coffee and chilled water are free
you can buy disposable cameras, in case you run out of film, and other things you may need unexpectedly
What to buy: we bought the Myella Cookbook [ $3 ] so that we can try to make Peters pumpkin soup, though it wont taste as good as when its been cooked over the campfire
What to pay: payment for drinks, chrisps, chocolate is made by putting your money in the jar provided, dont abuse the honour system
Updated Jan 4, 2005
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: insect repellant is a good idea, though we found it attracted them rather than repelled them,
sunblock is available for guests to use
Photo Equipment: dont forget your camera ! but if you do, or if you run out of film disposable cameras are available to buy
Miscellaneous: farm clothing is all supplied, as are riding boots, so you dont need to worry about wether your own clothes are suitable for farm work and riding
Written Jan 4, 2005
while we were in the Blue Mountains l was chatting to a lovely young couple, they told me of a farmstay they had done in Queensland, and what fun it had been, we decided that if our schedule permitted...
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