CHAPTER SIX
The Julia Creek Campdraft was an annual event that pulled crowds from near and far. When they arrived, McIntyre Park was already jam-packed with enthusiastic spectators decked out in their best western-style shirts, boots and wide brimmed hats.
Meghan readjusted her Akubra as she watched Lachie and Darcy set up a makeshift yard for Darcy's horse, Jasper.
Harriet took Meghan’s hand. "Come, I'll show you around and introduce you to some people." Meghan followed her gratefully. She hated feeling unnecessary while people had work to do.
The women made their way past makeshift campsites where families and friends huddled on picnic blankets or on the backs of trucks that had been parked there since before sunrise. Meghan gazed admiringly at the stockmen, graziers, ringers, statio
