Blueberry Farm - major fundraiser

"This is our major fundraiser," said George, president of the Coffs City Rotary Club, as he stepped into the bus.  He was joining us on our visit to the largest blueberry plantation in the southern hemisphere, and it was immense.

"There are a lots of things that can bite you."  We all laughed a little.

"This is serious," he said, and looked us in the eye.  We sobered up.

"If you get bitten, there are two things you must remember.  First, don't panic.  If you panic, the poison travels faster through your system.  You don't want that.  Secondly, note what bit you.  It's important so that they can administer the proper antidote."

"I think I'll stay in the bus," said Penny.  I was beginning to be of the same mind.

"It's not as dangerous as I'm making it sound," George went on.  "In fifteen years we've only lost 2 Rotarians.  The first was because she got too panicky, and the second because she didn't notice what had bitten her."  Yikes!

Then he laughed.  "Just kidding."

We did see some spiders though.  "Is that a dangerous one?" Hans asked the horticultural scientist who was with us.  "Not really," he replied.  Wrong answer!  What does that even mean? 

This one is about 3" long and the white part of the X is part of its web.

Look at the size of that blueberry!

We toured the .  The blueberry bushes were so heavy with fruit that they shimmered blue.  We devoured them like locusts though we couldn’t strip them bare, they were so plentiful.