It was another warmish day today and thankfully no rain or showers during the day. Not really looking forward to the hot days forecast for this coming week.

My husband and I have visited the Stanthorpe area many times over the years, staying in various cottages, cabins and motels. We really love it down there and at one stage were even considering moving to the area. That idea was scrapped after we stayed for a few days in 2019. The dryness was absolutely awful and heartbreaking to see. We spoke to many locals as well as business owners who were struggling to keep going during the drought. Water was being trucked into town and people were spending hundreds of dollars a week on animal feed just to keep alive the small amount of animals they had left.

I also spoke with a guy at work who owned a cherry farm down that way. He and his wife ended up selling the farm as they just could not sustain it with the water problems down there.

Even though the drought eventually broke we realised that with climate change, water could be an ongoing problem in the years to come.

We still love to visit the area though but have never actually been there when it is snowing. That is something to add to the bucket list (if it ever does snow again).