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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Milton December 24th 2009

Greetings! We just sent our long update out yesterday, but we had such a great day today, we wanted to briefly share it with all of you. My day began with a cup of tea in the kitchen and Kate suddenly bursting into the house shouting, "Baby turkeys! Baby turkeys just hatched!" I ran outside to help them gather the tiniest, fuzziest, cutest little birds I've ever seen (will get photos for you next time) and move them into the safety of the hen house. Then we were informed that they'd just picked up half a tonne (1,100 POUNDS) of potatoes, which were sitting in the bed of their truck, waiting to be sorted. So our morning was spent sifting the potatoes into large bags and disposing of the few rotten ones. We set the largest ... read more
Drive to Toko Mouth
Roadside Waterfall
Enormous Bull

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Milton December 16th 2009

I have discovered the most wonderful invention ever. Cars and phones and penicillin...yeah yeah yeah...they're okay and all, but they got nothin' on electric blankets! Oh the warmth...the snuggly factor...the delightful sensation of easing under the covers and feeling like you're sinking into a hot tub...why oh why don't we have these in Florida? Oh yes. I remember now. Because Florida isn't a mere 2,000 miles from Antarctica, that's why! We have no need for lovely, plush, deliciously warm electric blankets. As I sit typing to you, I have the sensation of being like melting butter in a toaster oven...even though our un-heated room is quite frigid. It's fabulous. And all you northerners can go right on laughing at my naivete...I won't be offended... So this is the part of the trip where the blogs will ... read more
Lake Wanaka
Sunday Art Fair in Wanaka
Driving Towards Mt. Aspiring




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