First day of work wasnt too bad. packing mangoes is harder than i imagined especially in the heat and humidity. There are lots of different sizes and havr to make sure they are all the same size mangoes in the box but not small enough that they rattle around and move in transport. we finshed early so we went to the springs for a swim. the mangoes are either first class or second class. The first class ones were often split in to export and domestic. We had a few ...

Left Darwin today with my friend Fran i met in Berri and 8 others to start work on a mango farm at Berry Springs. None of us knew what to expect, we felt lucky that it wa sonly a 40 minute drive to our farm. Berry Springs consists of two petrol stations, a wildllife park, a school and the actually springs. When we got to farm there were various tents and caravans next to the house and thought we would be sleeping in th...