Strawberry Picking at Blue Lake Farm
I know...strawberry picking in Kuwait - who'd've thunk it. BUT, it's not like strawberry picking in the US where they hand you a bucket and you go to town.
This is easy strawberry picking. No bending over and digging into the plants for strawberries. They plant the strawberries in vertical planters and you have to use scissors to cut the strawberries.
I went with a friend and her kids and last year she was told it's because if you touch the berries, they'll stop growing. I think it's because they're planted so shallow (shallowly?) that if people yank on the plants a lot, they'll pull them out of the planters. Either way, they hand you a small container and a pair of kid's scissors and you cut the strawberries into the container without touching the berries. Yes, we did try a few - they're delicious.
In addition to the strawberry picking they have a couple of money sucking areas for the kids to play - bouncy houses, trampolines, and what I call a water wheel (big inflated tube kids crawl into on a small pool of water and roll around in).
They have tents you can rent for the day. We didn't do this, but I believe the cost is 10KD (~$33USD). The tents are surrounded by sugar cane. You can also get fresh sugar cane juice. Harper wanted nothing to do with it, which surprised me considering her sweet tooth. My friend's daughter loved it and drank about half her mom's.
There are food stands where you can get everything from corn on a stick to traditional shwarma, ice cream, coffee, etc. They also grow lilies and carnations and you can buy bouquets there. There is an area that has small goats and what I think were angora rabbits.
All-in-all it was a good trip. There was no entrance fee, but we paid for the strawberries by the weight. It was about the same as it would have been if I'd bought them in the store, but it was more about the experience than anything.
The only downside is how far outside Kuwait City it is. Blue Lake Farm is about 8-1/2 miles from the Iraq border. We were going to go up and get a picture of the kids at the border, but it was late in the afternoon by the time we left and the kids were zonked when we left.
I recommend having someone to drive up with - there is nothing but road and desert for a lot of the drive.
Added bonus - there was no way my car was going to make it all the way up there, so I was very grateful that my friend was willing to drive. We did get to see some beautiful colors while the sun was setting.
This is easy strawberry picking. No bending over and digging into the plants for strawberries. They plant the strawberries in vertical planters and you have to use scissors to cut the strawberries.
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| Strategizing |
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| Yummy strawberries! |
I went with a friend and her kids and last year she was told it's because if you touch the berries, they'll stop growing. I think it's because they're planted so shallow (shallowly?) that if people yank on the plants a lot, they'll pull them out of the planters. Either way, they hand you a small container and a pair of kid's scissors and you cut the strawberries into the container without touching the berries. Yes, we did try a few - they're delicious.
In addition to the strawberry picking they have a couple of money sucking areas for the kids to play - bouncy houses, trampolines, and what I call a water wheel (big inflated tube kids crawl into on a small pool of water and roll around in).
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| The Slide of Death. Harper got stuck 3/4 of the way up the ladder and had to be helped down. |
There are food stands where you can get everything from corn on a stick to traditional shwarma, ice cream, coffee, etc. They also grow lilies and carnations and you can buy bouquets there. There is an area that has small goats and what I think were angora rabbits.All-in-all it was a good trip. There was no entrance fee, but we paid for the strawberries by the weight. It was about the same as it would have been if I'd bought them in the store, but it was more about the experience than anything.
I recommend having someone to drive up with - there is nothing but road and desert for a lot of the drive.
Added bonus - there was no way my car was going to make it all the way up there, so I was very grateful that my friend was willing to drive. We did get to see some beautiful colors while the sun was setting.
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