House Sits

By Dianne

Stronvar

We have settle in well to our Stronvar house sit. Enjoying being on this small farm and caring for the animals. Two baby goats called Lois and Maggie, 30 odd sheep including a pet sheep called “Chopper” who loves a pat, 2 unfriendly cattle, 2 dogs, 3 cats, numerous chooks and one duck. Also a…

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By Dianne

Out of mischief!

We ended up going to Rotorua as planned. An amazing, although very smelly place. Went to Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland to see the hot mud and sulphur pools. Interesting to walk around and see it all – like another world. Steam rising everywhere, little walkways across hot little lakes, mud boiling up in blobs. We’ve also…

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By Dianne

Tirau

We have settled in well to our house sit in Tirau – Longview dairy farm. The only negative has been the noise from State Highway One – runs along the bottom edge of the farm – unfortunately only a hundred meters from our house!! So our dairy farm house sit has ended up the noisiest…

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By Dianne

Goodbye Greytown

Just a little update before we leave Greytown. Firstly, we have bought a car – a 1994 Toyota Corona that seems to run well. Very excited to have our own wheels. We are off tomorrow to visit Hamish and Katherine – our Stronvar house sit people –  to pick up some camping gear. Then off…

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