Caryl Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 It was the 25th anniversary this year. We started work at 7am and got home at 8pm. Great day. Saw lots of interesting sights :-? Grant belongs to the local Amateur Radio Club and they provide communications for the event. We also guard the chillers behind the scenes. We direct security and police to where they're needed, call the electrician, plumber etc when needed and tell the ice man which stalls have run out of ice, and all sorts of other things. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... ?start=all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sounds like a very busy day for you and Grant, Caryl Know doubt you will sleep well tonight Is this a one day event or does it go over the weekend?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Just a single day. Tickets limited to 10,000 these days, unlike previous years when we had 20,000 crammed into a relatively small site :roll: All sorts of related activites go on in various places throughout the week though with wine tastings, gourmet chef stuff etc. Only 57 of the local wineries participated in the festival itself, out of several hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 looks like a lot of fun , we really must come down for it next year , ( saving all our leave this year tho ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 As a matter of interest (or maybe not :lol: ) I walked 10.7km at the wine fest and took 12,726 steps Just as well since I also ate 2 Olle Bolle (Dutch donuts - loose translation is "oily balls". Deep fried fruit bread dipped in cinnamon and sugar, split in half and filled with whipped cream), a marinated lamb shank, 4 mini Pinkie Bars, a mini Crunchie, a mini Gold Moro, a hot cross bun and 2 banana choc chip biscuits 8) :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 just try and keep Adele away now ! :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 21 different food stalls Adele The choc was for the workers only. Olle Bolle Scalloway Cherries Whitebait Papa Mac's baked spuds Rosti (Swiss fritter topped with cheese and/or bacon) Antipasto platters Gelato ice cream Garlic scallops Paua patties Seafood chowder Wild venison burgers Wild pork manuka smoked bacon Wild pork burgers Wild game shanks BBQ honey smoked bacon, avocado and mesculin salad with foccacia roll Regal salmon Cherry and praline chocolate truffles Sagai sushi Beef, chicken and pork kebabs Green mussels and watercress fritters salmon caviar Smoked salmon venison (with caramelised onion) Strawberries and ice cream local cheeses Middle Eastern BBQd lamb wraps marinated lamb shanks Esargots waffles croissants German sausages oh yeah, I think there was some wine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Adele just drooled all over my keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Adele just drooled all over my keyboard Someone has to be on poor Adele's side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Of course the food side never registered with billaney at all :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Of course the food side never registered with billaney at all :roll: mmmmm :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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