Utes in the Paddock

Jane of Condoblin, bought her father a Ute.    What is a Ute, you might ask?    "Ute" is the abreviation for Utility Truck.   This is what they use here in Australia instead of a pickup.   The Ute that Jane bought was on the way to Sydney which would be about a 5 hr trip for her.    We were going to Sydney for a Farewell party for some Senior Missionaries and Elder Tietjen volunteered to drive the Ute back to Orange, then on to Condobolin to Jane and Keith that coming weekend.    So here is the Ute that Elder Tietjen drove.



Here we are a rollin along the narrow roads through the Bush of Australia, heading to Orange and then on to Condobolin to deliver this Beaut of a Ute to Jane and her father Keith. 

For a year now we have traveled these roads to Parkes & Condobolin.  Each time we pass this sign.  

What in the world is  "Utes in the Paddock"?

As I said, a Ute is short for Utility truck.   In the Australian language "A Paddock" is a field.   So my curiousity finally got the best of me and I begged to take the 3 km drive to see what in the world this (Pickups in the Field) was all about.     All I can say is that there are a lot of creative people here.      

                                           So here you go:   Take a stroll with us to see the,

Utes in the Paddock

How interesting

 

There you have it, now you too know what a

 "Ute in the Paddock" is.