Destination: New Zealand

Kaikoura - Hamner Springs

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By emmabb | Views [389]

Gallery: Kaikoura

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Nelson - Kaikoura

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By emmabb | Views [403]

a cultural experience

Kingfisher (Farm #2)

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By elawlor | Views [1278] | Comments [2]

I just bought a small jar of honey that was made just down the road and from a hive on the farm where I am living. There is great satisfaction in knowing where my food has come from. I was a bit nervous when I realized I'd be going to an egg farm this ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Pohara - Nelson

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By emmabb | Views [453]

What a long, strange trip its been

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By florida_family | Views [853]

4 continents, 8 planes, 4 trains, 8 cities, 12 bags, and 3 weeks later we are finally getting settled in our new home in Wellington. We arrived at about midnight NZ time, after losing two hours in our short hop from Oz.  Our apartment is right in downtown ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Wellington, Abel Tasman

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By mikephall83 | Views [647] | Comments [2]

Spent 2 days in Wellington. We went to the Te Papa museum which is the national museum of NZ. There was a lot about how NZ was formed by plate tectonics, earthquakes, etc. and a lot about the Maori history, which is the native tribe here. Also went on ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Greymouth - Pohara

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By emmabb | Views [359]

Waybyond (Farm #1)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By elawlor | Views [1108] | Comments [1]

Hello! It's been awhile. Sorry for my silence. I will now try to summarize my first wwoof experience. Let's see, perhaps I'll use numbers to organize my thoughts. 1. The place. Waybyond is a small farm on the outskirts of Wellsford, which is a small ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Kaikoura

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By all_powered_up | Views [1329]

Watch the whales, swim with the dolphins, picnic with the seals or catch the tail end of a cyclone and spend a day dodging showers and cowering from the wind. It was REALLY windy. The strange thing is - I'm not that upset. But more of that another time! ... Read more >

Tags: wildlife

Gallery: Waybyond

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery

Gallery: penultimate stage. north island sprint

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By paul_byrom | Photo Gallery

Penultimate stage. The North island sprint.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By paul_byrom | Views [613]

It suddenly dawned on me yesterday that we had eight days to go before flying out of here, and then the van broke. We increased our pace as we travelled up the west coast of the south island, and started on a relentless driving frenzy up through the ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Reflection

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By thecobb | Views [726]

I have little to report from the last couple of days. My camera works again, and I got a bit sunburned yesterday. I am having a good time, and the building projects are coming along (some pictures will show up soon!) I thought that I would share a bit ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Franz Josef - Greymouth

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By emmabb | Views [348]

Rain Rain and More Rain..... i don't think i have experienced so much rain without a break strange thing is we stayed at Noah's ark Backpakers.......mmmmmmmmm :S