Airlie Beach
Dockwork and Fruitpicking
09.11.2006 -17 °C
Airlie has turned out to be a pretty great little spot. There is enough to do that the people who aren't working aren't bored and their is enough opportunity to find work for the people who have to (I think). Nick, Tom and I are probably going to be hired by a dry dock company to take a 60 ft old wooden sailboat out of the water and redo the hull. He thinks it'll take us about 2 weeks of 8 hour days which would be a good start of replenishing the dwindling funds. If all this falls through I think me and Tom might drive an hour north to Bowen where there is always work in the corn fields and fruit patches. The best job to get is apparently corn shucking which is 12 hour days but you make about 1000 a week. I am buying a new camera today so expect picture updates soon!!!! Big swing in the elections I saw, pretty wild. Hope everything is going great!








hope the job hunt goes well. take it from someone who has shucked corn for a job- your arms will be ripped! when you get back we'll have to have a shucking contest (ask ben, i kicked his butt this summer at a cookout...) take care and wear sun block!
09.11.2006 by allieD