Today it was the central valley of the
Rio Negro that we visited. The Kleppe estate is 6000Ha but only grows 800Ha of apples & Pears. These are divided into 100 blocks by wind breaks and irrigation canals. It would be very easy to get lost in the labyrinth of tracks, in fact they have fixed GPS trackers to all tractors to keep tabs of where they are. The upshot of this was that they did not inform the workforce initially and found some erratic practices such as one tractor stopping Thirty times in an hour (the operator was found to be texting), many additional siestas and lots of missed spraying rows. The quality has also increased significantly as drivers are aware that excessive speed with bins will be flagged up! After a great lunch by the
Rio Negro (and swim of course) we spot a wild ostrich. That evening we are once again entertained to a great traditional barbeque and entertainment
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