saying goodbye to St. George!!!

we're finished! :) the crew cintured the vines in record time. . .so we leave St. George earlier than planned. . .we're headed to brisbane in the morning. . .then another job hunt begins. . .here are the photos of the day!. . .enjoy. . .

the cut of many cuts. . .it is only 3mm wide. . .it's quite the talent to make a full circle. . .hee hee. . .there have been some "creative" cuts as we call it. . .oops, don't show the boss. . .


these grapes will grow up to 40% larger because of cinturing. . .most of the vines we've cut are for table grapes. .but we did one farm that produces wine grapes. . .they were the worst vines ever!!!!!



here's our multicultural crew after a long day of work. . .although it was a really good production day for everyone. . .the vines were perfect . . we had our highest total that day of over 1200 vines!!! yay for us. .but we weren't anywhere close to "the machine" aka cory who cut over 2000 vines. . yikes!!! he said his magic potion is can of coca cola after every 4 rows. . .who knew. . .we could have just been chugging that down. . .haa haa :)

on the run. . .there were many kangaroos at our last vineyard. . .luckily one never hopped over too close! :)

beautiful sunset at the vineyard. . a welcome vista at the end of our day!!! :)

yes, that's dust on rob's shoulders. . .he gets nice and powdered at the end of the day. . .not to mention sweaty and sometimes muddy. . .some vineyards water the vines while we're cutting. .no consideration to the hard working crew!!!. . .

ok. . .if you want to wreck your back, just do this for 8 hours a day!!!. . .ahhhhhhh our spines will never be the same. . .we both need massages and a visit or two to the chiropractor. . .eek! just under rob's cap is a bit of bark. .that needs to be peeled off then the cut made. . .the hoses are for watering the vines. . .they drip fertilized water to the vines. . .

keep visiting for the next job update!!! :) :) :)