Catching up on nearly a month of inactivity. Sorry! 🙂
Veronica and I found a lovely place at theFarm near Whangaruru (pronounced: fangaruru) in Northland, New Zealand (theFarm website). Mike and Ellen own the place and they are the coolest people in all the land. Mike is an avid dirt-biker who is brainwashing the future generations of Kiwis to get on a motorbike and shred. Ellen is an excellent provider of natural horsemanship; one lesson with her and you will be able to break horses without breaking your back.
We absolutely loved our time at theFarm and recommend whomever visits New Zealand, to go there.
While there we had some awesome times.
-Shocking surf at Elliotts Bay. A six footer gave me the axe out past the break and I was sore for the next few days.
-Awesome horse treks up steep cliffs in the mountains. (Video to come as soon as I work YouTube out better)
-Great motorbike rides up and down rolling green hills and down aggressive muddy trails.
None-the-less. we felt that we had to move on and look for more opportunities. While there I got a job offer from Hanmer Horsesthat would allow for Veronica and I to both work together as horseback trail guides in the alpine village of Hanmer Springs! Wow what a great deal… or so we thought.
So we packed up and headed south. We drove along the coast.
Got to Wellington to go to our first Rugby World Cup game. Australia vs. USA!
Took the ferry from Wellington to Picton.
Arrived at Hanmer Horses.
Unfortunately, the woman who runs the place is a cruel sort. She treats her horses like royalty and the people who work for her like scum.
So thats where we are now. We have stopped working for Hanmer Horses and have instead decided to do some more traveling. Traveling north of course. It’s bloody cold down here.
Thanks for reading! We will get back at ya later!