The 10 truck from the first vineyard arrived at 12.30. And then the second arrived at 13.00. Which meant we had all the fruit from the first round of picking arrive at the same time. In hind sight, it we used the extra time effeciently, cleaning up everything once again and getting done in the last second which could probably have been done on Sunday. But Sunday is for asados and futbol, so........
We worked the first two trucks and have now been waiting for at least 2+ hours for the 3rd and 4th to arrive. To put it in perspective, I got up at 7.30 today, had mate and yogurt by 8-8.15 and was busy cleaning by 8.45. From 12.30-16.30, lots of work was done and its now 18.30 and we are still waiting for the next truck. Efficient, not exactly, but a bumpy start was to be expected and will probably continue pretty bumpy for the rest of the harvest.
The main issue is with getting the grapes picked. Since we source fruit, we don't have a picking crew. That responsibility is up to each grower independently. What happens next, is out of our control, with so many cogs and wheels and moving parts, it's not surprising that things don't work like a well oiled machine. And..................WE'RE BACK. The third truck has arrived. More updates will come shortly. We probably won't finish before 11 or so tonight, so no promises as to when the next will be coming.
One last mate of course, and then we'll be ready to go.
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