Hurunui Boutique Lodge
Travel Blogs from Waikanae
Preparations are under way
Only 4 months to go until I jet off to New Zealand for hopefully 23 months - money dependant. There is so much to do, sell all my stuff, make sure I have everything I need, open a bank account, save some money and more importantly, organise a leaving party and plan where I want go and what I want to do! It's going to be hectic, I'll keep you updated with my ...
Miniature Horses and Milking Goats
... they are interacting with children, she is always pleased that wwoofers fuss over Honey so much since she’s unable to- it would compromise her owner-controller bond (hmph. Caesar Milan, Dog Whisperer, seems to get on very well with plenty of affection). Beverley herself was very nice, but on our first night was knackered after doing two or three work outings over the weekend.
The premise of ...
Flight from hell
... sitting next to me had to endure a two year old girl kicking her repeatedly in the leg. I'm surprised she didn't snap. The landing was then extremely turbulent because of the wild winds. By the time we landed we were a bit haggard. But as we peeped through the plane window we saw a sign splashed across the side of Wellington airport "Middle of Middle Earth". Gold. Friendly little rental car guy picked us up and took us to the depot to get our car. When I saw ...
Tiere und gaaaaanz viel Natur
... eine Voraussage für meinen heutigen Tag sein? Zum Glück nicht. Frisch geduscht musste ich mir erstmal überlegen wo ich heute hin wollte. Mit Straßenkarte, Neuseelandkarte und Reiseführer bewaffnet nahm ich den Kampf auf. Nach Wellington rein zu fahren war keine Option, da a) das Wetter nicht der Knaller war und b) in den Nachrichten gesagt wurde, dass es zwei schwere Unfälle auf der „Autobahn" stadteinwärts“ gegeben habe und somit ...
A month on the road with Farmer and Scouse!
... it came to selecting the film to watch for the evening he happily selected Grease. We cooked up a pasta for dinner before settling down to watch the film, which was occasionally interrupted by Jack switching off all of the lights in the campervan because a car drove past on the nearby country lane.
We all held hands and walked to the toilets together, with torches in hand, before we called it a night. Joe waking up to the dog noises next to him yet again.
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