WWOOFing – Getting started

12Oct08

My WWOOF brochure arrived on Friday so I’ve been busy going through the listings and highlighting the ones that appeal to me. There are over a thousand places to stay throughout New Zealand but they only have limited space at each. Ideally I’d like somewhere on the South Island to begin with, and I want […]

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Tags: andoo, beauty, planning, wwoof

Plans to make plans

08Oct08

The last week has been somewhat unproductive. Ella has been off on one of her random free-spirited adventures since Sunday and I’ve been dossing around the house helping with some of the housework and formatting Tom’s computer back to its former glory. I say glory – it’s actually a five year-old Dell. Enough said. Last […]

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Tags: activities, creativity, photos, planning, polymer clay, wwoof

What goes up must come down…

01Oct08

…and my first experience of skiing was certainly no exception to this rule! I went up Treble Cone on Sunday morning after a night of cold-induced sleeplessness with my aunt who works as a nurse at the resort. I initially considered backing out because of how tired I was, but then I decided that if […]

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Tags: new zealand, otago, photos, public humiliation, skiing, south island, sports, treble cone