I am here in Stanthorpe now at Thunderbolt farm and so far it has been really good. They hooked me up pretty much. I have my own room and it is off of the back of the restaurant, connected by the garage and the staff bathroom. Also, the room has cute decor and a really nice view of the mountains and the livestock below. They have sheep, an alpaka/like a llama, goats, geese, peacocks, cats, dogs, and about 30 cattle.
Yesterday I helped round up the cattle and get a Bull into the cattle truck to take to the butcher. It was kinda fun. I thought I was going to get charged by a bull though-so a bit of a rush at times.
The restaurant is a good size and they have a small bar and also the works in terms of food prep and drinks, etc. I was told to help my self to the kitchen and food, espresso machine, etc.
Last night we had dinner together and all helped cook it, it was kind of a mix of left overs which was fine, really good food.
The man Keith is Australian and his wife, Claudia is from Germany. Right now there are two German girls and one guy helping out, and then a woman from Canada named Debra. They are all really kind.
Today is sort of the day off for the farm, I guess I came at a good time-I can rest up and try to get rid of this cold before having to do some real work starting Thursday-the restaurant is open Thursdays through Sundays I think...
Their vines are looking pretty sad right now, I guess they had quite the drought this year so Keith didn't really even mess with them.
I tried some of their wine last night at dinner. They have a good sweet red...I will try the others soon enough.
I will be here for about 4-6 weeks so please feel free to mail me at the following address.
679 Thorndale Rd
Stanthorpe Queensland Australia 4380
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment