Abstract
The authors have provided a visiting psychiatric service to the Macquarie region of NSW for a number of years after the resignation of the sole resident psychiatrist (and ongoing failure to recruit a replacement). The purpose of this paper is to chronicle from a clinical perspective the satisfactions and challenges of this particular brand of rural psychiatry. It is hoped that an-insight into what constitutes a ‘Day in the country’ will spur other psychiatrists to consider spending some time providing distant services.