Kiwi Work is FUN!!!

Michelle and I have been really busy the past 2 weeks. Our friend Hamish knew somebody in his old home town, Opotiki, that worked for the kiwi orchards and was able to get us work for a couple of weeks. Before we started working, we decided to go on one more trip around the north (more to come later). We started work on a kiwi orchard last monday and have worked our tails off.  The work is not difficult, but it is boring, repetitive, and we are looking up the whole time. Our days consist of squeezing the buds of the vines and some basic pruning.It doesn't sound too bad, but when there are thousands of buds it becomes miserable. All those years of schooling, to earn a degree, just to work on an orchard? We didn't thnk we would make it past the second day, but we've toughed it out and know we can do it for a few weeks. We are staying at the friends house and it is working out great. It may be some time before we can post some pictures and write about our prework trip. We just figured we would let ya'll know what's going on. There is no reason for anybody to be jealous of us now ;-)