Caned it!

Saturday saw the end of pruning for the Man O' War team 2009. Almost 10 weeks to the day of battling the elements it's all over for another year.

The entire crew have done an amazing job, smashing expectation of time and quality. The Ethiopian boys did it tough through a cold June and early July dealing with temperatures they're not accustomed to but managed to stay thawed enough to get the job done.

Big wraps to Johan and our our permanent team of trained professionals who adopted those new to us and expertly guided them through each task making for a seamless operation.

The Man O' War kitchen (affectionately known as "The Anchoridge"), lead with orchestrated precision by Deb and Gian, has been at full throttle keeping the boys fueled up on all manner of oral treats from pumpkin soup to traditional Ethiopian cuisine to. Over 5000 meals over the last two months have been served and the boys are going to have to go six weeks cold turkey from Gian's "world famous on Waiheke" chili pickle.....natures performance enhancer!!

Rob, Jo, Miranda, Arun, Sam and Lance.....can't wait for next year!!

Speaking of next year, as you can see bud burst is also now well underway signalling the start of spring and the 2010 vintage.

Big thanks to Nega, Sembhy and the rest of the crew for your help...look forward to seeing you back soon.

All for now from Man O' War HQ.