It is great to be back - 8 weeks is a long time to be away and the work to bring the orchard under control is huge. The grass is about 2 metres tall and apparently it hasn't stopped raining since we left with the annual total now up to 6 metres for so far for 2006.
We have launched into the farmwork with great enthusiasm, and we managed to get the first fruit tasting running last Monday, searching for fruit amongst the jungle to discover what there was to put on the menu. so now we are all systems go with both the B&B and the tasting operating again.
Digby climbed the Yellow Mangosteen tree to pick Mangosteens and the Cassowary and two chicks appeared while he was up the tree to browse underneath for the fallen fruit. They must be hungry. An interesting viewpoint looking down on them - one not many people have!
The beehive looks like it has had problems - only a few bees left and they appear very sluggish, though it is cold at the moment.
We are still picking Mangosteens and able to put them on the tasting - this must be one of the latest crops - normally they are around in March/April.
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