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France: Grape Picking
Finally our lift to "Zordan Bertrand" farm...
A view of the farmhouse.
Our room! Because we were a couple, we got the...
The Sheriff (middle) shows Kristin and Andre...
Tim shows off his horse riding boots.
Gini with purple fingers after a day of picking...
I'm not sure what this creation was called.
Pretty sleepy on the morning of day three.
Gini trying to hide. Not in that jacket you wont!
Back breaking work.
Kneeling on the job.
Weariness as we move onto the next field.
So much more to do!
Mischievous mutt takes off with a shoe!
Bucket o' grapes.
Looking almost tranquil!
The cave opens! Good wine for all. As well as...
Two Bastians strike a chord.
A sign on the way to Fleurie Village.
The walnut trees amazed us.
Tim celebrates his 21st - French farm style.
The tasting room in the cave.
The different sized bottles you can order.
Andre teaching Yorick how to use a corkscrew.
Partying in the cave.
Getting cosy with Romy.
Gini and Romy enjoying a wine.
Guitar party in the cave.
Stretching the back to admire the scenery.
Bread, salami and wine time for the workers.
Claude deciding on where the pickers pick next.
Trying her best to smile. Pretty good under the...
Claude, happy to be inflicting pain :P
The sorting truck. All grapes get deposited here.
Lunchtime snooze!
Feeling the day 4 burn.
Tractor squished off casts.
Professional picker, Gini!
Not so professional, Tom.
Here we go again ...
Amazing sunrise early in the morning.
Early morning skip in his step!
Somebody looks a little sleepy.
Spider in the vines.
More partying in the cave.
Ben drops his load.
Tim, makes a sammy.
Danny and Pete - English through and through.
A quick nap at lunchtime.
Group shot
One of many crazy van journeys to outlying fields.
Everyone ready to go in the morning of day 8.
Everyone takes their mark. Gini manages a smile.
Another dawn breaks.
Danny and Pete hoe into their lunch.
More lunchtime napping.
I seem to have run out of wine!
Lunchtime snoozes.
The Czechs enjoying some quiet time.
Almost happy on day 9!
It was hard not to stop and enjoy the view.
Evil! EVIL! But so tasty.
Just a quick nap.....
A carriers bucket. These hold 80kg of grapes!
Another break time.
Smelling the partially fermented grapes. Nose...
As were the mostly fermented ones!
Late night singalongs to Scotty on the guitar.
Tim trying his luck.
Scotty and Bastian in harmony.
Enjoying a few outside the dorms.
Enjoying a chair at breaktime, day 10.
"The Butcher" tries to hide the evidence.
Daniel and Claude share a moment while watching...
Danny and Pete - always a laugh.
More morning breaktime wines.
Rows upon rows of pain.
Mmmm. One of the cheese platters.
Party by night, sleepy by day.
In the back of the van again.
The Sheriff.
Can they see me?
A pristine bunch of grapes.
So many grapes were wasted.
Looking so sweet and innocent.
On our way up to the church on the hill.
Fields of vines on the way up.
The map on the top of the hill.
Don't fall!
Never ending vineyards.
Who are those two freckles?
We made it to the church.
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