Currently we are living & working in Naracoorte SA. We are working for Orlando Wines @ Russet Ridge Winery. Rob is in the cellar & I am in the Lab & also doing admin work. We both really like what we are doing. We have been here since Jan & have probably 2 weeks to go.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all my friends & family. We are spending Christmas in Victor Harbor (SA) with Rob's family. The weather is crazy down here, one days it's 40 the next it's 22 windy & raining. We will be spending NYE in Meningie (SA). It will be a quiet time fishing, reading & snoozing. Hope everyone has a safe & happy holiday period. Hope Santa is good to you. Ho Ho Ho & Merry Christmas.

I've just finished publishing our photo's of our travels thru Qld. They are on Facebook, so if you have access log on. If you don't then please join up. It's worth it & it's free, who knows you may end up being famous..... I will publish more of our travels later! I'm a tad over it right now.

I QUIT!!! I'm now unemployed again..... Wahoo!! How good does that feel. I had some fun, well not really but it wasn't all that bad. Rob is still working until next week. We will be spending xmas day with his family in Victor Harbor SA. It will be a quite day but a least we will not be busting our butts for $14/hr..... What a joke, they may be able to rip off the foreigners but not me!! No sorry pal.... They can keep there job and stick it.

Wow what a storm. Thanks to the storm, we got today off. Yippee!! Hopefully the storm hangs around tomorrow so we can have the weekend off. By god we need it. Bending over for 8 hours a day pulling out vines is not good for the back. We may be picking cherries from Monday but the rain may delay it a few days.

Yippee we finally started working!!! We arrived in Mt Pleasant on Tuesday & started working on Wednesday. We get up at 4.45am & need to be at the boss's place by 6am. We are sub contracting for B & J Contracting - Vinyard & Orchards. We have been wire lifting for the grape vines so far. My hands hurt but I'm happy to be actually doing something for a change. Rob became the accidental boss for about 5 min...... The land owner told him to get the asian's working faster. He just said OK! He felt important......

We have decided to leave Pinnaroo & head to the Adelaide Hills. We have sat around for 4 weeks twiddling our thumbs waiting for ABB to calls us for a start date. I think they have broken fingers or they can't afford a phone call as there has been no contact for over 3 weeks. Can't be expected to wait forever. Totally over it so we have found work elsewhere. Will keep you updated with where & when we start work.