Well Ive been home the summer and
about to set off again now that the temperatures are once again dropping below
beach weather. And I guess before this snowballs any further I should catch you
up on the rest of my last adventure!
After pre-celebrating the holidays
on the road with Mal, Maria and Dirk, I flew back up to Auckland to spend
Christmas and New Year celebrating Kiwi style with both sides of Dan's family.
Dan had an extended holiday from work so we flew to Christchurch, picked up my
car and made our way up to Momorangi Bay where cousins, Hannah, Isaac and Ana opened
their family holiday home to us. The five of us shared a week of jet skiing,
wakeboarding, mini golf, cards, and good times! We crossed via a not-so-smooth
ferry ride back to the North Island and the others went back to work while Dan
and I continued to put his holiday time to good use. We attempted to summit Mt
Taranaki but due to bad weather were pushed onward. Instead we lucked out on
catching an amazing light festival in New Plymouth and made our way to Dan's
hometown, Hamilton. I stayed with Dan's parents for the week while Dan went
back to Whangarei for work and met back up with us for another cousins wedding
in Tauranga – Congrats Jemma and Jin!
A third wedding later we
celebrated in Auckland with Chris and Natalie, then the next morning I was on a
small ferry bound for Great Barrier Island – a jem not even many New Zealanders
get a chance to see! I was en route to my first (but not last) WWOOFing
placement (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) It was an amazing experience and
was the perfect balance of hard work, good company, exploration of the area and
not to mention the best food I've ever had. This sparked two more placements
before my NZ journey ended. All of which, but one in particular has inspired
the lifestyle I see myself living one day! My trip ended back in Whangamata
with Dan and his family, along with well over 50,000 people and 1000 fully
restored classic cars, motorbikes and caravans for the 13th annual
Beach Hop!
April I flew back to Canada joined
by Dan in May. We both enjoyed the Okanagan summer and are now about to scratch
those itchy feet of ours by hopping on a plane destined for Mexico. There we
will begin our travels through Central and South America!
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