Arrived at Fleurs on Sunday afternoon after a long drive. We are in the middle of the countryside so have 360 degree view of mountains, trees and the river. It is very much like the English countryside.There isn't that much work to do, mainly jobs in preparation for when the grapes are ready to pick and the wine making starts. Our 1st job Monday was untagling and sorting out all the nets they use to cover the vines....this involved rummaging around in the grass and turning over the bags which uncovered several BIG spiders. One of them we saw was the biggest spider Ive seen in my life, so I was on edge all morning! Saw quite a few more, and i wouldn't say I got used to it, but it wasn't as a suprise to see them after a while. There are redbakcs here, which are small, but can bite and be dangerous! They aren't agressive and only attack you if you go to squash them so Im pretty safe as if I see one running will be my priority over squashing it.
My apprentiship with Grandad the last few years will come in handy as there is some garden work to do and some mowing to do. They have a sit on mower, AND they have petrol for it, so Ill be on that this week I imagine! The family are nice. They're pretty relaxed and easy going too so far so haven't been on our backs. The food is good, and there is lots of wine to accompany it, and it is nice wine...a far cry from the $10 for 4 litres we were used to in Bondi.
The main job this week has been and will be sorting the vinyards out and doing the 'foliage' where we have to make sure all the vines are off the ground, to help the airflow under them, and to avoid any disease getting onto them from the long grass. In 3 weeks time when we are back here we will be putting the nets on (to keep the birds off) then it will be time to pick them and to start making the wine.We have 2 trailer cabins to sleep in, more like tents than caravans but they do the job, and I have a double comfy matress and a nice soft douvet so it's very comfy after a days work!! there is a river down the road too which is very nice to cool off in. It has been hot here, today it was 32, so we worked in the morning then had a break in the arvo as it was too hot.
We are here till the weekend then going to Tanya and Marks, then we are coming back here.I have phone reception and internet access here at Fleurs (hopefully at Tanya's too) so I can remain in contact with the wider world! x
I havent wrote about Canberra as it was boring, nothing at all to raise a pulse.And
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