following the rainy day last week i hiked up to the summit of ben lomond peak and had one of the more fantastic views of my 27 years of sight; 360 degrees of mountain ranges and ocean-lakes (deemed so by me for being so big;) granted i was almost blown off the side of the mountain and temperatures were so cold that i was bundled up so only me eyes were showin (even though i was in shorts and tshirt on the initial ascent) craziness! i love it ;)
so i spent one last night in queenstown, city of tourista insanity, and then headed to wanaka the next morning...and almost wished i had come sooner! not as dramatic of mountains and surroundings as lord of the rings queenstown, but spectacular and waaaayyy more laid back, thank goodness! took a kayak around the lake for a few hours to a small island and got my first taste of kiwi sun...AKA i'm slightly on the redder side, easy to forget my skin has been in winter and my UV absorption skills are currently dormant :)
the hostel i stayed at in wanaka was amazing! i met so many people from around the world! travellers from germany, israel, scottland, london...people there to skydive, train for iron man, figure out there lives, play! the works.
next morning, mountain biking with a friend from the hostel, explored the saturday arts market in town and then caught a bus south to begin my WWOOFing on a farm. wanaka... i will return!
interestin how travelin you meet and easily bond with people over such short periods of time and then simply move on without always holdin on; it is a good lesson in the impermanence of things and enjoyment of people and relations in the moment without attachment.
After a bit of a drive on the bus with mr.less than talkative driver man (my last guy was fantastic and knew everything about new zealand so i'm jaded :) i was dropped off in raes junction AKA the sticks. Here i met paul of edeivale perma-organics farm, wearing gum boots, shorts and an old undescript tshirt...i knew instantly we'd get on fantastically.
drivin up to the farm, i see a swing hangin in the branches of an oak tree...seriously could it be more idyllic? paul and his wife michelle started this farm about a year ago with their daughter (10 year old georgia) and know soooo much about mulitple uses of everything! after just one evening i've already learned more uses of comfrey and garlic and silver nitrate...all elements/plants that grow easily in ptown, not to mention heard some stories that make me think paul should write his memoirs....seriously!
so this morning we all awoke to rain and roosters; i'm headed out to clear out some rhizomous invasive grass, plant some basil and lavender and explore till evening when i've promised i'll cook up a storm! cheers~
so i spent one last night in queenstown, city of tourista insanity, and then headed to wanaka the next morning...and almost wished i had come sooner! not as dramatic of mountains and surroundings as lord of the rings queenstown, but spectacular and waaaayyy more laid back, thank goodness! took a kayak around the lake for a few hours to a small island and got my first taste of kiwi sun...AKA i'm slightly on the redder side, easy to forget my skin has been in winter and my UV absorption skills are currently dormant :)
the hostel i stayed at in wanaka was amazing! i met so many people from around the world! travellers from germany, israel, scottland, london...people there to skydive, train for iron man, figure out there lives, play! the works.
next morning, mountain biking with a friend from the hostel, explored the saturday arts market in town and then caught a bus south to begin my WWOOFing on a farm. wanaka... i will return!
interestin how travelin you meet and easily bond with people over such short periods of time and then simply move on without always holdin on; it is a good lesson in the impermanence of things and enjoyment of people and relations in the moment without attachment.
After a bit of a drive on the bus with mr.less than talkative driver man (my last guy was fantastic and knew everything about new zealand so i'm jaded :) i was dropped off in raes junction AKA the sticks. Here i met paul of edeivale perma-organics farm, wearing gum boots, shorts and an old undescript tshirt...i knew instantly we'd get on fantastically.
drivin up to the farm, i see a swing hangin in the branches of an oak tree...seriously could it be more idyllic? paul and his wife michelle started this farm about a year ago with their daughter (10 year old georgia) and know soooo much about mulitple uses of everything! after just one evening i've already learned more uses of comfrey and garlic and silver nitrate...all elements/plants that grow easily in ptown, not to mention heard some stories that make me think paul should write his memoirs....seriously!
so this morning we all awoke to rain and roosters; i'm headed out to clear out some rhizomous invasive grass, plant some basil and lavender and explore till evening when i've promised i'll cook up a storm! cheers~
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whoa! how did i not know you were blogging?!? yipee can't wait to read about your adventures! see you sooooon!
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