Day 43 Fruit Picking - Yep, today was just another day at work. It was about 27 degrees, overcast and humid as hell, making it really hard sweaty work. I was really tired by 9am, but somehow had a second wind of energy which got me through the rest of the day. For about the 3rd time this week we worked over time, finishing an hour later than usual. That really goes to show how much the fruit has suddenly come one.. However I am not complaining, I'll get a good p...

Day 42 Fruit Picking - Just another day at work.. Again there was heaps of fruit to pick, and everyone is a bit 'over it' for this week. Talking to Greg he is considering taking on a couple more pickers next week though, as we have all been busting a gut this week. It was also about 27 degrees and really muggy today, so it was sweaty and harder work than usual. As all ways i got home from work about half 3. I had a shower and then went to Ewen Maddock Dam with...

Day 41 Fruit Picking - Today was just another day at work. It was pretty hot and quite humid actually, making it seem like hard work. The last hour before lunch seemed to be a particular drag.. By the end of the day we just about finished picking the farm for the first day, after putting in extra hours for 2 days. The last patch we picked had a lot of 'small' fruit, which is now worth very little at sale in the shops. As a result it's not cost effective to sell...

Day 40 Fruit Picking - Another day at the 'office'. Standard up and at work by 7am as usual. It was a much cooler day today, it clouded over by lunch so was actually quite pleasant this afternoon. It's going to be a very long week at work - even more fruit has ripened off than we thought. We are at the same point in the patch this arvo, that we normally are on a Monday afternoon. We worked until 3:30pm for the first time, in an attempt to get a bit further. May ...

Day 39 Fruit Picking - I got up for work again as usual and started just before 7am. It was bloody cold again last night, dropping down to about 3 degrees. It's now full daylight by about 6:30am though, so it warms up quickly at work. The whole day seemed to go very, very quickly. Having done nothing energetic all weekend, despite being tired when I woke up, I had lots of energy at work, and wasnt even bothered about sitting down at the end of the day. That was...