exhausted in emerald

we moved closer to our work site. . .no longer a 50km drive away. . .some have asked about our work. . it's called cinturing. . we cut a ring around the grapevine trunk to encourage more growth in the grapes. . .they are table grapes so the bigger the better. . .the trunks aren't that tall, so we're bent over almost all day. . .we start at sunrise. .take a long lunch break to stay away from the sun and snooze a bit to recouperate. . .and then work again from 4pm to sunset. .about 6pm. . .it's a crazy schedule, but we're getting used to it. .the work is hard as the back is quite sore after . . .but we're getting better at it. . .we might try it for another week. . .anywayze. . .haven't taken pictures at the worksite. .but here are some of our hands after a day of work. . .the boss got the girls gloves. . .we had 3 new girls this week. .so there's 4 of us among the 15 guys. . crazy, eh?. . .there's photos of the knife we use to cut the vines . . .the highlight is that every morning we see kangaroos. . .fun fun. . .as well at the sunrise and sunset. .both very beautiful. . .maybe we'll show you our "home" next week. . enjoy . . .
the small one is mine. . .the other hand is taking the photo. . .below is a close up of rob's hands. . nice, eh? :)

here's the kinfe. . .below is a close up of the tip that does all the cutting. . .you can see why it's best not to cut your fingers! :)