For my birthday present my sister and her boyfriend gave me a tiger encounter. They knew we planned to visit Western Plains Zoo as part of our road trip to Orange, Dubbo and Mudgee. My sister has vague memories of the tiger photograph I had hanging on my bedroom wall for most of my childhood….

On my birthday Mark surprised me with flowers picked from the garden of the Mudgee Homestead. We enjoyed a lovely weekend full of hospitality from the hosts. We drove along roads surrounded by lush green paddocks and clean, crisp air. Whilst out exploring Mudgee I got to cuddle a three day old goat at Leaning…