Friday, May 29, 2015

Our friend Lulu took us to her grandfather's farm today. In a pretty small area he has:

avocado
banana
grapes
guava (inside plastic bags)
longan berry
papaya
pineapple
taro
But the reason we went to the farm was to pick lychees.


The season is only about a month long so everyone has to eat their fill now. And they are being sold everywhere - in the fruit markets, at the 7-11, from carts on the sides of the roads. It was quite a treat to drive out of the city and have the chance to pick our own. In about 10 minutes Lee and I had picked two grocery bags worth. This is what they looked like after I'd stripped off the leaves and trimmed the stems:

The orchard was nestled in the hills about 45 minutes drive from the city and beautiful.


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