I really enjoyed working at the Orchard and was quite sad when i had to leave after 9 weeks (due to family issues). I found the work hard to begin with as we were not nearing our piece meal targets and were given a lot of poor quality rows to pick from (3 buckets from 9 rows one time in a group of 3), but as the season got on and i got more used to the work it became a lot easier and just before i left i was able to pick 11 buckets between 2 of us, which i felt very proud of and a stong sense of achivement. The staff were also all very friendly and supportive and they organised bbqs and would sometimes join us for drinks. It was a bit difficult being quite far from the town without a car because the internet access on the farm was quite poor and it would usually take about half a hour to bring up an email but we generally made 2 trips a week and that was enough for me, i got a guitar from the music store and rented videos now and then but most the entertainment was with the other travellers, most people were good fun and i keep in contact with a lot of the people i worked there with. I think the best part though was the lifestyle, working outside in the fresh air, getting fit; both working and exercising after work on