Feeling like I needed
to move around after sitting on the bus for so long, I decided to get up early
and go for a run around the farmland. I
was rewarded with beautiful views and the sun rose over the fields and complete
silence which was very peaceful.
I then continued
my health streak with a yoga session by the pool, which was great until one of
the dogs appeared in my face, drawing my zen-ness to a quick finish!
After a
breakfast of orange juice, coffee and omelettes we headed out to work! We started by milking a cow, which is a lot
harder than you’d think...
Then we went cow
herding, moving the masses of cows into another field.
Afterwards we went
for a good walk around the fields surrounding the farm in the sunshine.
For lunch we had
spaghetti bolognaise and ‘pudim de pão’
aka bread pudding flavoured with caramel.
Then we had some
downtime and took the opportunity to sunbathe by the pool.
Next we learnt
how to make bread, creating our own bread rolls for breakfast the following
day.
Finally we
learnt how to make dolce de leche – basically milk, sugar and a little
bicarbonate of soda stirred over heat for an hour.
Then we sampled
mate, a traditional South American infusion drink which is highly caffeinated
and made from soaking dried yerba mate leaves in hot water. It’s a bitter drink with a tea-like ceremony
where groups of people get together to drink it.
It’s served in a
hollow calabash gourd with a silver metal straw (a bombilla). We would continue to see a lot of people
carrying thermos and their mate cups throughout our trip.
In the evening
one of our group and the farm’s owner treated us to music on their guitars whilst
we had group sing-alongs.
Dinner was roast
chicken with potatoes followed by some delicious caramel pancakes which we’d
been very excited about since spotting earlier in the day!
Then we headed
outside to sit around a big bonfire and melt smurf-shaped marshmallows!
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