So after a shuttle, a plane, a train and a minibus we finally arrived at Bungunyah Manor on Tamborine mountain where we will start our wwoofing days! (For those of you that do not know anything about wwoof, it stands for "willing workers on organic farms" and basically you work between 4-6 hours a day in return for accomodation and food and it counts towards getting your year 2 working visa.)
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| Bungunyah Manor |
What we did get told though is that you actually have to work the full 88 days which means because of my old age it may mean working 88 days consistantly to get the visa in time! Ouch! Gonna have to check that one out properly with immigration. Anyway............
So far it's been pretty good really. It's quite a traditional resort, big high rooms, winding staircases, four poster beds! The surrounding area is beautiful, lots of countryside , mountain and sea veiws and waterfalls that you can go swimming in! Oh and plenty of free wine and cheese tasting places! Awesome!
The resort has a community garden at the back where fruit and veg is grown and there's some very cocky chickens that look damn tasty!
A shop is also been built that's going to sell organic fruit, veg and flowers so we will be helping get all that ready over the next couple of months.
Kerrie our host has been very welcoming and then there is Herman who is kind of a chef, handyman, gardener plus some other 'wwoofers' who all all really cool. John, Sarah and Ginni are all from the UK and then there is Ayumi (I -U-ME) from Japan and new-be wwoofer Marc from 'Gay Pari' who arrived yesterday.
Our room is really nice, (not shared and has air -con!! Yes!) en suite, Queen size bed, Sofa, TV, balcony.......very nice and a welcome change from the Kings Cross Dorm!
We also have Tennis Courts, a pool and a sauna which I am making very good use of!
A few things are a bit strange here though, first thing is that there the Christmas decorations are still up .....and there is a hell of a lot! I've found out that it's because they want to promote 'Christmas Spirit' all year round but I'm thinking it would maybe take all year to take them down so it's just easier!
Next is there is an Elvis room here! I've not been lucky enough to see it yet but it's like a shrone I'm told! Kerrie our host is obsessed with him. I also noticed that the cd collection consists of mainly Christmas songs or Elvis......or Chrsitmas songs sung by Elvis!
There are 2 ghosts apparently above mine and Wals room....maybe it's Elvis and Santa!
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| The Ghost of Bungunyah! |
Also, as it's a resort here I expected guests but there arn't any )apart from a few at the weekend)! Kerrie said they have had a tough time lately with bookings due to all the floods/cyclones etc... so its really really quiet!
So days have been varied so far. After 'brekky' it's been an 8am start and we have been doing things like seperating stones from mud, (This meant shouvelling a plie of rubble onto a metal grill raking it about a bit), cleaning ovens, picking beans (all 14 of them!), weeding, and best of all 'shovelling shit!'. Ahhh living the dream! It's not been too bad though, quite like working outdoors!
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| Me and a lot of Horse crap! |
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| Wal slacking off |
3pm and ours day is done, lets get to the pool and Sauna.......then to the local pub for some local brew. Detox has gone a bit wrong...... but I damn well erned it shovelling shit!
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| Wal, Me, John, Sarah and Ayumi sweating it out in the sauna! |