Un día en Xixles

Hoy, a las ocho fuimos a la escuela, donde estudié Francés. Sin embargo era bastante confuso, porque tuvimos una profesora quien habló en francés e español, y luego nos mostró un vidéo de una mujer portuguesa cantando en Francés. ¡qué confusión! Después visitamos una playa guapísima, en Xixles, donde sacamos un montón de fotos era fenomenal y relajando. Entonces fuimos a una fabrica de naranjas, que era muy interesante, después, casa persona recibió Una bolsa de naranjas, ¡qué generoso! Finalmente volvimos a casa y pasé la tarde con mi pareja. En conclusión, fue un día bueno.

Oranges are brought into the factory and are about to be washed

After washing, the oranges begin
to be sorted. Here, all the
leaves have been taken off.

Today at 8, we went to school where I studied French. However it was quite confusing, as our teacher spoke to us in both French and Spanish, and then played us a song in French, sung by a Portuguese woman! How confusing! Afterwards, we went to a beautiful beach in Xixles (or Chilches in Castellan) where we took lots of photos, it was fab, and very relaxing. Then, we went to an orange factory, which was really interesting. Afterwards, each person was given a bag of Oranges. How generous! (at Christmas, make sure you look out for Oranges from the factory we went around-look on the label for San Lucar or La Vall d'Uixó in Sainsburys. Last year, they also sold boxes in Booths.) Then, we returned home and spent the afternoon with our partners, it was a really good day.

M. Fergusson

Our guide was lovely, she spoke slowly and
clearly so that we could understand her.

After a first selection, the oranges are treated and waxed.
The selection process continues...

The 'Beauty Parlour'. Where UV lights
are used to identify imperfections
 under the skin of the orange

Oranges are then graded.
Each gap is of a different size,
allowing oranges to drop through the gaps.

The different sized oranges are
then transported to various 'packing points'

Here you see empty crates being automatically brought to the assembly line, where the oranges are packed into boxes to be sold in the supermarkets!

The smallest oranges, Clemenules,
are packed into bags like this one,
destined for a supermarket shelf in Germany!