Monday, September 21, 2009

Update

Alright, where to begin...
After Auckland I took a bus to meet up with my friend Ben, from UVM, we met up in a town called Thames (pronounced Tems). From there we hitchhiked to his friends house and then continued out to camp for the night in a national park. I froze. It was a perfect second night in NZ though. We then hitched to the Coromandel Pennisula (where I am now). We were picked up by a couple of Europeans who are traveling on a working holiday visa. We spent the day with them- went for a mini hike/walk and for a couple drinks at a local bar in the tiny town of Coromandel. That night Ben and I stayed in a very nice hostel and met a bunch of cool people, we all went out to a bar to watch an infamous game of men's rugby. The following day Ben and I headed up to a Wwoof farm just outside of town. I love it. We each have our own "caravan" or trailer and a communal kitchen. We work 2 hrs in the morning on this herb farm. The lady who runs it is a herbalist. I can't comlpain. Right now I am sitting in a super cute cafe that is a 2 minute walk from our new home. The farm is on has a river, with tons of lemons, limes, and grapefruit, chickens, a dog, and a super cool horse. Today we went on a walk to neighboring land and I felt like I was in fairy land, it was so beautiful! At night we will be working for a couple dinners and $50 for a total of 8 hrs of work, not too bad. Anyway, Ill be here for a couple of weeks before moving on. The internet is not cheap so I'll post at a minimum, but Ill try my best to keep you all updated. Thanks for reading!

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