Friday,
December 21st 2012
We were supposed
to start working yesterday, but the cherries are not ripe yet so they don’t
need new people over there just yet. At first we were a little annoyed that we
couldn’t start when we thought, but it turned out to be a blessing. When we got
back from the cherry farm after doing the paper work required we just sat down
relaxing and didn’t really know what to do. Then Kaye, Pete’s wife, came and
asked if we wanted to go fishing with her. We were happy to have something to
do so off we went on the tractor out on the fields to the ponds where they
place the fish they breed. We had a great teacher so we learned the way to
gather the fish in the net and then get them into a tank on the tractor before
we drove back to the farm to place them in different containers (I think it was
according to size). It was really interesting to see how a fish farm works and
what these people do every day. We were so grateful that we were able to have
that experience. The cherry picking will start when the time is right.
Today we woke
up early to be ready to work if they would call us. We relaxed in the morning
sun, having a cup of coffee and reading a book. The sun was warming us up from
a very cold night out in our car. Ann, an Australian woman that works here,
told us that it was only three degrees out this morning, so if was REALLY
freezing!! But today the cold night turned into a very warm and beautiful day.
When we were sitting there Ann came to us and asked if we wanted to come
fishing Yabby (a lobster like creature) with her. We were happy to say yes, and
to be able to learn more about this farm and the work they do here. We went out
on the fields again to the lakes where they had put out crates to catch the
Yabbies. We emptied them, but in new bate, and through them out again. It was
great fun except from when we found a couple of dead turtles in some of the
crates. But all in all another great day! What a gift!!
Tomorrow Pete
and the cherry farmer said that we probably would get to work from noon, so
maybe the time is right nowJ
We’ve got to
meet some very nice people here as well, so this turned out to be a wonderful
and quite perfect experience, at least so far. Nature is all around us and the
scenery is just a wonder. We are so blessed to be lead to this special place.
We thank the Universe for all the “coincidences” that brought it all into our
experience on this wonderful planet J
Lotte
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