Meet the Hippies

One of the best parts of doing some travelling is meeting different people and I have found this one of the best parts of this stop. There are 10 of us camping by the shed, most are Germans, one Czeck and an Asian Australian. The youngest is 18 the oldest is 39. We have one lesbian, a couple that arrived in aus together, a married couple (lunatics), a couple that met here at the farm and a few single guys. Some live in tents some in converted commuter omnibuses and us in our caravan. Where to start hmmm...

Sage is a 39 year old lady who used to work in IT before realising that she never saw the light of day and was missing out on life. She quit her job 2 years ago and got on the harvest trail to meet awesome people and travel around. She is really short and is by far the fastest picker she works faster than James and I put together which we find rather depressing but ya she is a machine on the field.

Phillipp that gave us the job is 20 and is a sound technician and has worked for the circus and toured with a band.

Klara is also 20 and has been on the harvest trail for over a year and a half. She is going back to Germany to start her Social working degree this year.

Inza is 33 and goes back to Czeck republic in 3 weeks unfortunately. He is a Geography teacher mostly junior school though and most recently was teaching in a Motessori school.

We have become friends with one of the farms permanent workers (truck and forklift driver in this season). He is Polish born and lives down the road from the farm with his Aussie fiancee. He calls everyone gangster and he is known as OG or orginal gangster but we found out the truth the OG is actually his fat black and white cat. They are passionate about wine and travel so you can imagine how well we have got on :)

Thats just a highlight but you will meet the others in my stories as we go on :) I think it is absolutely amazing that people from all over the world different goals and histories, different family stories and experiences can all come together to live and work really hard together. It may seem stupid to some people to live, in a tent as most of them do, sharing basic living areas in the middle of nowhere with people you have never met in order to work your arse off all week. To us it is a different perspective, we are sharing experiences of culture and personalities and we are earning money in a way that not only makes you appreciate what you eat all the time but also allows you to travel and see as much as possible. Im not very good at putting into words what it means and how much you gain from it but I think its incredible and I'm so glad to have the opportunity to try it.

Below are photos of what I will always refer to as the shed ie where we cook, eat and  socialise :)