Tresco Bed & Breakfast Blenheim

... and repetitive. I was slow, it being my first day, only completing two-and-a-third rows. Another worker I was talking with said he does four rows every day, so I'll probably do better tomorrow and throughout the week. I know I'm stripping again tomorrow, but hopefully I'll get to do other things soon, because stripping vines is a bit back-breaking since you have to bend down to pull the vines down off the wires they wrapped themselves around. I would also simply ...

... and it was her first time, but she was pretty calm. Once he has her next to the electric shearers, he starts shaving the wool from the stomach first and works from the legs up. It is a hard job and tough on the shearer's backs. Some shearers actually hang from belts in the air so they don't hurt their backs. Once the sheep has no more wool, she can go back to the mob of other sheep. I got to try to use the shearers and it was very tough to hold the sheep ...

... sieht echt ähnlich aus. Klarer Tag - eiskalte Nacht! Unsere erste Wanderung zielt auf dem Mount Roberts ab, den wir in Rekordzeit besteigen. Auf dem Gipfel gibt's sogar schon den ersten Schnee gratis zur phänomenalen Aussicht. Beim Versuch ein Bild von mir auf dem Gipfel zu machen, rutsche ich ab und verdrehe mir den Fuß. Der Abstieg verläuft ohne Probleme, aber in dem Moment als wir das Auto erreichen, fängt ...

... we would not have done if those last nine days had been on the bike. This included a wonderful sea kayaking trip to beautiful Abel Tasman Park, hiking through the deep dark, impenetrable native NZ bush, a day long trip on a mail boat as it made its mail delivery rounds to isolated settlements through the maze of waterways in Marlborough sounds accessible only by boat and a stay at an 800 acre sheep farm hostel, hiking the high ridges of the farm which were ...

... at the Festival as well (The Phoenix Foundation & Black Seeds) and I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing them live! My friend Lynsie McDonald from the TArs is also traveling here in late February and I also hope to link up with her then. Busy, busy! Well, will try and end this short so you all aren't dying from reading such a long message! Wishing you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and all the best over the holidays. It sounds like Maritimes & Ontario have been hit with ...

... personnel who then call Avis and they come and pick up your car. You then pick up a different Avis car on the South Island and continue on your journ Speaking of informal, one interesting fact concerning "trust." No place that we have stayed has wanted to swipe our credit card at check-in. They all have me fill out a paper and pen form giving them our name and address but they ask for no identification. The next morning, when it is time to move on, they ...

... to be parked for a while as well. The boat was very nice and it was very big. There were seats everywhere and they were cushioned. At the front the chairs were leather. There was a small souvenir shop, a cinema, a cafeteria and a bar on board. As well as washrooms and an arcade. I did get sick on the ride over. On the sea it was very rough and there were many large swells. We made it to pikton after three hours and decided not to stay the night but the ...

... terrain, but nothing too challenging. Great views though. Day 2 was much tougher, just me and the guide this time after the Americans dropped out, a 50km round trip from Portage to Punga Cove along some of the most demanding terrain I've ever ridden - i.e. plenty of getting off and pushing!! The views were well worth it, as was the lakeside beer with the guide at the end of the ride. I declined his offer of a second drink, as he managed to wreck the ...

... the stress and exertion of the open water diver course. Also have been eating a New Zealand breakfast cereal, Wheat Bix. Little(1.5" by 3") crunchy brown rectangles--two of them is a good breakfast--that turn quickly to goo in milk. I think tomorrow I'll rent a car and head out to see the South Island. Probably head west over to Nelson first and head down the west coast.

... vultures', and we aren't great at spending hours in musuems, but we really enjoyed our couple of hours in this one.

There's a great mix of Maori culture inside, and some interesting exhibits detailing the settling of New Zealand by the British ...