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December 22, 2004
The first glances at Cygnet
We were cut off half way through our conversation with the lady that would be setting us up with our job and place to stay... So that meant we knew where to catch the first bus, and at what time... but after that it was all up in the air. Being hung over as all hell and travelling along winding back roads in a bus didn't help add to the mood, neither did the lack of sleep and general uncertainty about what was going on.
But we got there, found Jane (the lady that owns the hostel) and were soundly asleep in our new home for the next two weeks by 8pm.
We awoke at 6am the next morning (as we did every morning, so as to be ready to start apple thinning at 7am).
This is Meegan's analysis of the job the first few days (be sure to check out the analysis of the job a few days later, and notice the drastic change)
-You wake up at 6am
-So you are generally asleep for the first few hours of thinning
- you work as long as you want with as many breaks as you want (we were being paid $2 a tree at this point, so it was up to you how productive you were)
-lunch break at 1pm.... we started the trend of smoking up on the lunch hour with on of the older workers (which we were invited in to join by our supervisor)
-pick stoned in the warm sun for a few more hour
-and finish up at 4:20pm.... no jokes, that is the actual time... coincident , I think not!!!)
I loved it!!!
It never really agreed with Pixie, but it didn't take me long to agree....
But that is another story!!!
Posted by Jen at December 22, 2004 01:01 PM