First flood volunteer cleanup update!

BRISBANE:
I arrive at 8:20am, my luggage is one of the first off the track (that NEVER happens!!!!), and I'm on the train going into the city at 8:45am. I bought my ticket online, so not only did I get to jump the queue, I got on an earlier train!! I had bought a ticket for the 10:30 train, but good thing I got the earlier one because there was an infrastructure problem and a huge backlog of trains so it took me an HOUR to get from Brisbane domestic terminal into the city (Roma station), which is usually a 20-30 minute trip, tops.
After walking to the bank with my two huge packs on, I effectively sweated through my clothing, thus preparing me for the work that lay ahead :/
Troy picked me up, along with a 22-year old Londoner named Nat, who was leaving her partner for the first time (usually she left Nat, but only for tops a week...so Nat has been on her phone (call or text) pretty much the whole time) in their three and a half year relationship. We got to Roma after a quick 4 hour drive, had our induction, and were at the camp (farm where we're staying) at 7:30. That's 8:30pm Melbourne time, which means I've been awake for 16.5 hours, after three and a half hours sleep. I went to bed shortly after dinner.
February 29th...happy leap year! (Day one):
Not too bad, actually. Although I had to wear long pants and a long-sleeved shirt (with sleeves rolled up), I was only insanely hot about three times. We worked from 8am til 3:15pm, with a bunch of breaks. I felt light-headed once during the morning, and I'm pretty sure it was low blood sugar. I drank about 4L of water, ate a bit every 1-2 hours, and wore my hat (wide-brimmed, attached to my head with a scarf). We drove to a farm and worked on a mile-long fence, removing debris and hammering fence posts back in. Some parts of the fence had literally been swept away during the flood, and flipped over, so it was fun trying to remove caked-on mud and sticks while trying to flip it over, then putting it back the 50 metres or so from whence it came. Let me just say: I am not emo, but my arms look like I'm a 15-year old cutter. I'm not a fan of barbed wire, but at least we wear workman gloves!
The worst part was the last 40 minutes or so, when I completely lost it and started yelling at the fence. I was SO over it. Luckily, when we were finished and got back to town, Nat and I had a cheeky schooner (in between a half-pint and a pint) while our team leader grabbed a coffee and made some calls. Truth be told I had NEVER wanted a beer so much in my LIFE!!!!!!!! After a much-needed shower (yes, I will now be one of those people that simply must shower every day, since I'm covered in dirt and sweat) there was dinner and then an early bedtime, after chatting with the parentals :)
March 1st (day two):
Up at 5:15am, leave camp at 6:30am, finish the work at Mount Abundance by 10am, arrive at second farm (to help out another team) and drive around for a bit but we did great work, were done early, and had a beer with the lady of the farm.
March 2nd (day two):
Yeah I'm not gonna keep updating you like this LOL. It was 37 degrees and therefore too hot to work! But....we worked anyway, rebuilding fences at mount abundance. I did not enjoy the heat. Tomorrow (day off!!) I'm gonna go look for a linen shirt and linen pants.
I've got blisters on my toes, due to dress socks and snug runners the first day, but they've gotten better since I loosened my runners all the way and started wearing thick socks (thanks, donation centre!).
Tonight the 8 of us left in camp are going into town for a few pints. Hopefully there will be someone cute there to buy a few more for me, since I'm trying to budget $20/week.....
Keep praying for my sanity xoxo

OH YEAH I forgot to mention that the camp is actually a goat farm. I milked my first goat yesterday :)