kiwi picking is really tiring. 830 to 530 with only 1 hour break in total - two 15 mins break, and one half hour lunch break. we carry these harvest bags in front of us, and we pick like crazy, just grabbing at anything we can see. motto - leave no fruit behind.
totally knackered at the end of each day, and our shoulders are totally stiff and sore. but we still tried to cook dinner and prepare nice lunches. so far we are doing a lot of grocery shopping - sausages, cereal, milk, cheese, ham, chips, cookies, bread, pasta, lettuce, carrots, potatoes, cabbage etc. we are starting to experiment and cook stuff we've never really tried before at home. e.g. we tried aglio olio pasta, stir frying cabbage, mash potatoes.
good to be employed, but it's also AWESOME to be off on a rainy day like today. Hanging around the Hone Heke Lodge is so fun, because there are so many cute guys to feast our eyes on, and everyone's so friendly. =) it's actually a gem we stumbled upon, since it was the only place in Kerikeri we could get 3 beds.
the simple life is so easy to enjoy. hard work interspersed by friendly bantering with the others on the team, lunch break followed by lying in the sun, rushing back to get a HOT shower, dinner, pool and chatting, then it's time to sleep.