Kathy - Birdsong Retreat

March 22, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 22, 2006

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World Travels

Destination: Northland, North Island, NZ March 2 – 22, 2006

Hello friends and family, We are back in Auckland for a quick 36 hour stint to regroup and catch up on some internetting which is much cheaper to do from Auckland ($3/hour) rather than small-town NZ ($5 to $9/hour). I spent a good six hours at the internet shop today […]

March 21, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 21, 2006

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The Latest News

Shipping News – Long live Hugo!

We’ve been musing about our belongings and wondering if they’re having a nice time sailing the ocean seas. We’d also been wondering if we’d ever see our things in the timeframe promised. After a quick email to our shipper, Allied International, I got confirmation that our container did not make […]

March 19, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 19, 2006

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Life in NZ - The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

WWOOFing for Real — Mara Whenua Part II

So, what was it really like WWOOFing? I thought I’d carry on a bit from Bruce’s previous post and outline for you all what our typical day looked like for the last week. 7:30 – 8:00 am: Wake up. Step outside to the nearest tree for a pee. Light the […]

March 10, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 10, 2006

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Life in NZ - The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

What is WWOOFing anyway?

Several of you have recently asked me what the heck I was talking about when mentioning that we were preparing to go off on our first WWOOF assignment. WWOOF, according to the booklet we have, officially stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms; but everyone else refers to it […]