Not too far off really from our season (well, the East Coast anyway)which runs from May - Sept. Hopefully this will be the last, you won't have a drout & the rest of the year will be a good one (including your trip here). Have you ever been beyond the West Coast (well, Texas?)

yeah pocomate,its cyclone season from december to march,they get a few around the country,it hasent been realy bad this year but the rain thet follows is kinda knocking the country around a bit and disrupting transport of goods and people,this is the last 2 weeks of the wet season but its been one of the wetest on record here,mid autem will start to dry it out a bit,its kinda the oppisite to the usa,roo

Wow! Roo-mate, those cyclones just won't leave your beautiful downunder alone, will they? You say the NT is used to the cyclones, but how used to the crocs coming into the city are they? That makes for a scary disaster. Flooding waters is one thing -most wade thru them but shheeeezz, there's no wading with crocs swimmin round looking to make a meal outta flood victims -yikes! Hope they go away with the receeding waters. I never knew Australia got cyclones, much less, so many. It this just the season for them? That's defintely something I'd want to be aware of if I ever got the oportunity to vacation/adventure there. Thanks for the update!

thats right pocomate,i met and rode with some pretty good people while in the usa,i will go back and visit them later this year,there is a cyclone in darwin in the NT right now,it devistated darwin but thay are kinda use to it up there with cyclone proof homes,there was no one hurt,wide spread flooding thow after 2 foot of rain fell in 2 days,crocadiles have come into the city,thay have banned swimming for the time being due to the reptiles everywhere,roo

I hear you! We get the Hurricanes that do the same to us. Just pick up & start all over again. Lol! Glad you had such a good time last trip here to the good ole u.s of a...hahaha! I'm sure you won't be let down on your next one. From reading your post (the one about you returning back to downunder) seems like you've made a lot of good friends. Best people to meet, ride horses :)

thanks pocomate,yes we endured the natural disasters and are re building still,its not the first time such weather has hit us here and im sure it wont be the last,i go back to the usa in late october this year,i hope the trip will ba as interesting this year as last year,roo

LOL! Well, glad to know all is going well, the animates are fat & happy & your spirits are as cheerful as can be. Love it when someone can come out of an ugly situation so full of life. :) So when are you due to come back to the states?

hey pocomate,animals that survived the floods are fat now,the feed jumped out of the ground when the flood waters receeded,this dry parched sunburnt country needed a drink and the floods certainly provided such moisture,roo

LOL! Well Thank you, mickymoo! hahaha! I certainly hope cleanup has gone well for everyone. It's just so unfortunate for those who have lost soooo much! I saw on the news a week (or so) ago that hay was being flown into Montana for a bunch of abandoned horses who used to belong to a couple that did breeding, training, etc. Has Australia received any responses such as that for their animals or even the people? Haven't exactly heard anything on the news regarding your wonderful world from downunder. Hoping everything is back to "normal" as it can be.

yeah julie,roo got home from the usa just in time to help with the flood cleanup,i will say g,day to him for ya mate,moo