JBS / Webb Black Simmental

Day 3...JBS / Swift and Webb Black Simmental  We woke up this morning to rain and according to the weather they are expecting more rain and flooding. It sounds like it might even snow when arriving in Wagga Wagga in a couple of days. It has been raining all day and the temperature is approximately 45 degrees. So far,  today has been amazing! We were able to tour a beef and sheep slaughtering plant in Melbourne. They kill roughly 1,000 head of cattle and 5,000 head of sheep. The animals seemed to be trim,  grass fed and they are harvested at a lighter weight. We found the sheep process to be rather interesting because we have never witnessed anything at this magnitude in the states.  After touring the plant, we proceeded to DG Pub in a small town and had the best food since we left the states. As we travel the country to Seymour there are puddles of water standing all over the place.....a sight we have not seen in a long while!  Our next stop was Webb Black Simmental, in the pouring down rain. Good stop but limited because of the rain. The facilities were excellent. They had a lot burned up by the fires in 2008 and had to rebuild a lot on the farm. After our visit we found our wonderful hotel...ha ha ha....we are in a room that does not have a shower curtain....to say the least, not real good accommodations!Well, luckily we are only there for one night stay! So far the students have been great to travel with....we are one big happy family!