We did a LOT of really fun things while there, and I find myself at a loss for how to mention them all without just making a list. So, a list it will be.
Greetings from lovely Duvauchelle, just outside of Akaroa! Kara and I just got settled at our second homestay yesterday, and we're really loving it here. I will update soon about what we're doing at the moment (a preview: look at the header pictures for this blog, and you will see just about the exact view I'm looking at out the window right now...). For now, I want to get down a bit more about our adventures at Roaring Oaks in Waihopai Valley.
We did a LOT of really fun things while there, and I find myself at a loss for how to mention them all without just making a list. So, a list it will be.
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Sorry for the radio silence! Kara and I arrived at our first help experience/homestay the Thursday before last, and we've literally been too busy since then to update. We've done A LOT and we're still here for another week, so plan on multiple updates!
The "lifestyle block" we're at is in the Waihopai Valley, in the Marlborough district of the South Island. It's about 30 minutes outside of Blenheim and an hour and a half from Nelson or Kaikoura. A lifestyle block would probably be called a small farm in the states- in New Zealand, farm refers to a huge/commercial farming operation, whereas lifestyle block is a one-family farming/animal raising situation. Kara says: Where I grew up would be considered a lifestyle block here, and frankly it's a better name for it than a "farm." The Waihopai Valley is incredibly beautiful. It's one of the few areas in New Zealand that doesn't get much rain, so it's very brown with some pockets of intense green. Many of these green places are the numerous and well-irrigated wineries. Also in the valley are two giant white spheres and a big satellite dish which is a real spy base! There are huge mountains surrounding the area. The wind here is incredibly intense as it goes through the valley- Chicago has nothing on it! We are experiencing an awesome climate. |
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