1 word......sheeeep!! Up at 6 am this morning to drive an hour and a half to a sheep farm near gore at Waikoikoi. The farm has over 2000 sheep, on a 420 acre area of land. I was ashamed at just how little i new about this area of expertise and so found it very interesting learning the processes they require to go through but also learning about new zealand's farming. The main thing was moving the sheep about, for the various processes today. The vet was in first...

Home from home! The drive to a place called Moeraki was resonabley flat with alot of farmland around. Moeraki is a small fishing village with a beautiful coastal beach. It has become very well known becuase of its strange physical boulders that are present on the beach. The moeraki boulders are one of the strangest things i have seen. An incredable cluster of 12 sperical boulders which have been exposed through sea errosion allowing for thousands of people to wa...

Sun is shinning! After a relaxing few days in waitmate im now back in Timaru, leaving for dunedin tomorow. It really feels like going back in time a little hear, the older style of some of the houses with the small town shop's and dairy's, the styles of the smaller towns still managing to escape from redevelopment. Some areas looking slightly run down but the one thing i am continueing to see is a very clean and pleasent environment through nearly evryplaces ive...

GEOGRAPHERS PARDISE.....and throw in a poo truck! A trip in a poo truck.... so if this was suggested to you normally you may turn it down but i suggest you dont if your offered it in new zealand. Todays blog tells the tell of a full day out and about with a plumber into incredable scenery. I would like to type all the correct names and spelings of where exactly i was today but im having trouble remembering them all but what i can remember is just how much i love...

walking on a natural carpet! Another trip to some beuatiful forest walks, walking through various types of trees, a small burn beside the path and the birds singing as you take a little strol through the woulds, another lovely morning. Another lovely sunny day, from one walk to another bothn lovely spots, this time the path was covered in moss, not something ive seen before, just like the name of the blog i could only describe it as walking on a natural carpet i...