Ok, I'm finally heading north. I've been in the south of the south island for almost the entire time that I've been in New Zealand. I had hoped that in the three months my visitor's permit is valid for I would have seen a good deal of the country. But my plans have a mind of their own. Actually, I really only make a "plan" just to have one to break. So instead of flying through the countryside seeing everything the two islands have to offer i've spent almost an entire month on an organic farm a small town. I couldn't have been happier my choice.

I've had a great time here at Wairuna Organics. Pia and Shaun have made the sleepy little town of Clinton, New Zealand a great place to be. In the three years since they've opened up their farm to volunteers from WWOOF and HelpX they've hosted over 160 different travelers coming through. With all that history they know how to be terrific hosts. I've enjoyed daily life here so much that, you may have noticed from previous entries, I've come back not once but three times more. Tomorrow I'm leaving for the Christchurch area again but I can't say for sure that I won't be back before I leave!

So what's next for me? All I know for certain is that I'm heading north again to the Canterbury region of New Zealand for a week or so. From there I plan on heading west to the Greymouth area and then up the coast through the Marlborough and Nelson areas. I don't know if I'll finally venture into the north island from there or not. That's WAY too far into the future to guess with any degree of accuracy:)

If you want to check out my latest creation go to Wairuna.com. It's a website I made for this farm I'm staying at in Clinton. I did it in just a few days so I'm proud of what came out of it in such a short amount of time. Check it out!

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Posted March 3, 2005 08:25 PM @ (GMT - 6)