hi friends. we're back in nelson after spending a couple of weeks in the stunning Cissy Bay in the Marlborough Sounds region of the South Island. we are in the process of figuring out the next phase of our journey, or in other words which farm we're headed to next. the hosts in New Zealand are much more keen on making last minute arrangements with WWOOFers (than say some WWOOFers are...) so we're kind of crossing our fingers at this point and keeping faith that something will work out. and if not right away, Nelson remains a good town for hanging out. it's kind of nice to re-enter civilization after a couple of weeks in a very remote place...Cissy Bay really isn't even a town, as there's nothing there besides a handful of homes/farms. there are about 10 residents in the area.
the Cairnhill Farm was much more laid back than the previous farm in Hawaii, which we anticipated. we just kind of helped out with whatever tasks they needed done for the day, which ended up including a good deal of weeding, dismantling a fence, herding sheep, a landscaping project...and house-/pet-sitting, which wasn't anticipated. our hosts had a wedding to attend so they left us in charge of the place for about three days. almost every resident also attended the wedding so we truly felt isolated. this was an opportunity to practice just "being" in a place.
the view from the farm is gorgeous--the Sounds are really beautiful and impossible to capture with a camera, but you can check out the photos anyway at the link below. some of our hosts friends invited us out on a fishing trip one afternoon/evening so we had an opportunity to see more of the Sounds area and lots of bays we wouldn't have otherwise seen. this was one of the highlights for me. i've fished probably two times in my life so i wasn't sure what i was getting myself into, but i had a great time and found it to be very relaxing. and i actually caught fish, which was exciting. we were fishing mostly for blue cod, but our host Syth also caught a red snapper and a fish called a Blue Dory (sp?).
here is the facebook link to some pictures from Cairnhill:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=62096&id=520444603&l=778f5
also, here is the complete "auckland/nelson" album:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=59462&id=520444603&l=9a067
more to come later!
jill
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