The Real Flying Dutchman

Hey guys Just a dramatic change of plan that I thought I'd let you know of. So the past 3 weeks Ive been going to Sunday church in Te Awamutu and last week they were asking for volunteers to go to Fiji to help build a church. As soon as I heard this I knew I wanted to get involved and give something back into the community, and if theres one thing Ive learnt from my trip and that is to take oppourtunitties when they come up. So I will be leaving on the 5th July flying out from Auckland and returning to Brisbane on the 16th July to go back home when I will arrive back in Manchester around 8:00AM on Saturday 17th July. This trip means I wont be able to go to the ... read more

Hey everyone Well I arrived in Auckland ok and I thought I'd give you guys a quick update on what Ive been doing since my last blog entry. I had a good time in Brisbane catching up with some of the friends I made in Tasmania, Myself and a good Canadian friend of mine Alex went camping and walking at the Glasshouse Mountains and also caught up with some other friends and went for a few beers in the city. Now that im in New Zealand im very excited but I havent got a very detailed plan im afraid, if theres something I learnt about my time in Australia is that you can make a million plans they will not always stay the same becuase you could make some friends and decide to stay with them ... read more

Hi everyone I havent written on the blog in a while mainly becuase ive been working and nothing exciting has been happening so I thought I'd update you all. Ive been working in Emerald since the February 28th becuase its the cotton picking season now so my job is to sit on a large machine which crushes cotton, its difficult to explain but im sure you'll see the photos soon. I am going to be working until the 5th of April before I get a flight to Cairns on the 6th April. When im in Cairns one of the highlights of my trip will be happening I will do my advanced PADI diving course on the greatest natural wonder in the the world, the Great Barrier Reef which ive heard from friends is amazing. it should ... read more

Hi everyone, sorry the last entry was so short, I had to be quick because I had to get back to the festival with some porridge for the rest of the volunteers. But the festival is over now and it was a very amazing special experience, where I did yoga, a mens circle and watching live music. Because the festival was so small there were only about 350-400 people there but I think because it was small it felt more social. At the festival I have met some amazing people and some who I think will be friends for a long time, i've already agreed to meet up with one friend in New Zealand. On sunday evening I went back to mainland Tasmania from Bruny Island to see a friend play at a local pub who ... read more

Hi everyone, heres a quick update on everything thats going on, Byron Bay was a lot of fun and the part life was really good! I took a flight on monday to Hobart in Tasmania and it is very nice here even if it is a lot colder than in Queensland. I arrived on Bruny Island on Tuesday which I got a lift onto the Island with Andrew, a friend of Ruth and Micheal's who are my woofing hosts. Ruth and Micheal live uite remotely on Bruny Island in a small house, I am in a tent near the house and they try to live quite self sufficent here. Ruth and Micheal are second or third generation Aborigines and Ruth is very spiritual. The work I am doing is a bit of garden work and maybe ... read more