sprinklers, pipes, exhaustion and hunger

On Sunday I moved from working the kitchen to the fields. After working there for 4 months I had got pretty used to having a delicious breakfast every morning and finishing work by 2pm every day. In the fields you get a coffee in the morning, home around 4 and the work is physically demanding.

I have spent my week moving pipes, throwing sprinklers off a trailer, connecting pipes and sprinklers up,   and helping with sprinkler checks. It's been tough but I quite enjoyed the physical challenge means I don't have to work out anymore! I have been going to bed at 9:30 most nights from how tired I've been but I imagine in a few  weeks my body will get used to it. I am little concerned about it getting hotter though. There is no shade in the fields and when it's 23 degrees the sun already feels relentless to a Brit.

 Being outside the kibbutz is nice too driving around the fields seeing everything growing. I do miss the social side of working in the kitchen and dining hall a little. Literally had the opportunity to talk to everyone on the kibbutz there but its good to try new things, learn new skills, challenge myself.

I now know connecting pipes at a certain angle makes it much more likely that you will successfully connect them. I learned this after several hours of utter frustration in a massive field me and Garam were left to connect.  I had moments when I was ready to smash some sprinklers! Turns out I really hate not being able to do something that in my head shouldn't be that difficult. Since I seem have got the nack to connecting pipes and stay calm when things don't fit together straight away. Things usually work out in the end.

I am currently in Jerusalem for the weekend,  so I will be updating you on my trip in a new post sometime soon.

Me & Garam in front of one of the trailers of pipes and sprinklers