Alright, well this will be my first post on the blog, I wanted to jump in before it got too late. Apparently, Luke is a much more passionate member of the blogosphere than I. By now I'm sure that many of you have forgotten that it is not only Luke who is "going nuts."
Anyways, yesterday we spent around four and a half hours on a bus from Madrid to Granada, and then we transfered buses and spent three hours on a bus to Cadiar. There, Tara picked us up and drove us to her farm. We crammed in the car that was filled with Tara, her boyfriend Stewart, and her dogs Sissy and Harvey. Because the roads are so hard to drive on and so circuitous, it is about a 45 minute drive from Cadiar to her farm, yet it is an hour long walk. At her house, we had dinner with Tara and Stewart and we were introduced to her dog Toby, her cat Boris, and Stewart's dog Jack. Most of their pets were rescued or found in the area. From what it sounds like, her home has sort of become a haven for abandoned or abused dogs. After dinner, she took us down the road to a little cabin, where we spent the night. There is no electricity in the cabin, so we brought down a lantern and some candles for a romantic conclusion to our tiring day.
Today, we woke up at around two in the afternoon, because we're still pretty jet-lagged. Luke and I walked up to Tara's house, where she had some breakfast/lunch waiting for us. She walked us around her property and then showed us what we were going to be doing on her farm. First we lay down nets around the bottom of the almond trees, then we can either climb into the tree to shake out the almonds, or we can beat them out of the branches with sticks. The almonds all fall into the net at the base of the tree, and then we pour the almonds into bags. Tara told us that these almonds will probably sell for around 60 to 70 cents per kilogram this year depending on the type of almond and on how strong the market is.
Hopefully this wont be my last post,
Jack
this goes out to HH
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