Well here I am after 23 hours and one lost day. The plane journey wasn’t quite as horrific as I had imagined, the food however was! Much to my relief my OCD of manic checking and double checking appeared to be the only thing I had left behind in London. I stumbled off the plane and made it to central Auckland without any hitches. I navigated myself and accompanying luggage to my connecting bus and was shortly making my way to Waiwera, north of Auckland, to be collected by my first WWOOF host, Wendy. When we reached our destination it soon became apparent why they had chosen to name their farm ‘Tranquil Heights’. The area is a natural reserve and surrounded by rolling green hills, dense forest, turquoise waters and lush vegetation. My new ‘home’ was
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