Hello !I'm writing to you from 351 Whitemans Valley Road, Whitemans Valley, Upper Hutt 5371, New Zealand (Postcards encouraged, ill be here for a while). Last Thursday I arrived at the farm & met the 3 other workaways (a brit, a dutchie and a yank) and my host, Halina (sans her partner, Zeb, who arrives in a week). I've got my own room in a lovely 6 bed house (a nice break from hostels and tents). We had one day of work on Friday before having the house to myself whilst everyone else went to the women's circle in the evening. We headed into Wellington on Saturday for drinks and live music which was good fun. I spent Tues and Wednesday mostly weeding and prepping beds in the market garden. It's surprisingly tiring, especially as we only do 5 hours a day.  Across the market garden. The farm shop is just to the right.  The fireplace comes in handy on cold evenings. It's well into the single digits at night and kiwi homes arent built for cold  The Whitemans Valley  The view over the winding descent into Trentham. I hope the weather holds so I can get out cycling more!  Moo cows! Everyone here is really lovely. I instantly felt at home as soon as I arrived. It's a really relaxing pace of life out here, especially as we dont work afternoons! I've gotten back into baking bread (almost daily because it goes down so well with everyone!) I'll probably leave a few weeks between updates whilst I'm here, so dont fret if its been a while with no mail, I'm not dead, just baking! Bye for now! P.S. P.P.S |
