Day 50 Fruit Picking - Just like any other day at work really, apart from it is busier again. I had to go into the store room and get out extra trays, as all the others were already full of fruit. I must admit, I wasn't a fan of that job - I was just waiting for a snake to come out and bite me any moment, as they have found their way into their in previous years. Fortunately nothing was in there, so that was all good! Before I left work about half 3 I saw 2 thi...

Day 49 Fruit Picking - Another day, another dollar! Back to work again as its Monday, which didn't seem like too much of a hardship as the weekend seemed to go slowly which is always nice. Really nothing eventful happened at work. It was a lovely day though, about 24 degrees, so not too hot, and a breeze most of the day. Everywhere is looking very dry though. It's now about 2 months since we have had ANY rain..unbelievable! It must be the longest period of time...

This morning I managed a mini lay in...8:30am. I got up and had breaky etc quickly, then Rich came over and we (Rich, Mark and I) went off to the coast to go Snorkelling. As we had left it a little late by getting there about 10am, the southerly sea breeze had already kicked in, putting some chop on the water. Eventually we decided on a spot, and went out at a rock reef at the northern end of Moffat Beach. Despite my expectations of zero surf as the swell had dr...

So today, despite it being a Saturday, I woke up at 6:45am, after hoping for a longer sleep. However I am glad it happened - the first thing I did was look at the surf report, as I knew we were due a small swell pulse this morning. Sure enough there was a '1-2ft wave' to be had, so I jumped out of bed, smashed some Weetabix's and jumped in the car with my kit. I decided to go to Currimundi lake, as it would get maximum swell and being so early there would be no ...

Day 48 Fruit Picking - I think I have solved my sleeping issues - the cats food is on top of the boiler out on the veranda near my room, and he has a habit of eating at 3am. Although I didn't usual take notice of the noise it made, it must have been what was waking me, as since I moved it else where I only sometimes wake up at 3 rather than all the time.. Anyway, I was glad to wake up and realise it was Friday today. It's been another hard week at work, and all...