The sand flies are our members, but we're alive and well as officers Wwoofers in Motueka Valley in the south island of New Zealand. We the evening and met with our gracious hosts Heather and Dave. The property is 14 hectares and has a substantial garden, a variety of fruits, dry and native trees (all organic) and a small farm with a few cows and ducks and operation of a Bed & Breakfast. We have our little but in private accommodation in a motorhome.

The first morning we woke at 8:15 am for our daily 4 hours of work in exchange for meals and a place to sleep. Hazelnut crop land was our first task. We were not in our hands and knees, under trees, avoiding carefully Occasional cow patty the first time to ask "What the hell have we gotten into?" An hour later, Heather came to get and I set to work weeding and pruning. Luckily I had rubber gloves to the elbows as blackberry and gorse are very strong weed! While So Andy was digging a ditch to the pond to come out. It was hot and we were sweating, but it felt good and somehow satisfying to do the job manual. A river runs right on the other side of the road, so I jumped in a nice, cold swim when we finished. Needless to say I've worked up an appetite and cut after a huge lunch and spent the afternoon finishing my book.

That night, his daughter Brooke and her boyfriend came into town Ant. Ant is forest ecologist and is exploring the area around Hawke's Bay and have enjoyed hearing on the Department of Conservation, Forest Ecology, history of Maori and environmental effects in New Zealand. All they do is self-sufficient from Earth, and energy conscious and environmentally friendly. The New Zealanders are generally to land and natural looking and unpretentious – good idea!

The next morning we had the right hand in the manure dry cow care and hazelnuts without laughing at how the day before we were so careful trying not to touch it. The children next door created a makeshift slide water with us in the sheets of the trash bag in place to kill weeds on the east side. I a handful of dirt to help repair the pool the rest in the morning and my arms ache still. He was humble so far to say the least. That afternoon, we went for another swim in the river with its neighbors that also have a WWOOF (from Germany) and enjoyed chatting and jumping rocks. We have provided mountain bikes and had a nice time to walk along the river on the road here in the beautiful river valley with mountains on both sides with spectacular views. Visually it reminds me a lot of Southern Oregon in the region / Ashland Medford, as I which is approximately the same latitude. Afterwards, we had about 15 people over a feast of homemade pizza. Dave and Heather have a real stone oven pizza that Dave started to heat your lunch and make-your-own pizzas were made within about 2-3 minutes. We had a blast with your friends and neighbors, drink homemade beer and sharing stories.

Everything is so fresh and delicious here. Today I was not expecting another morning of digging in the earth for breakfast I properly raised the question, "Heather, can I have the opportunity to work in today's kitchen and learn some things from you?" She makes jams, jellies, sauces, pasta homemade, homemade bread, soup – whatever. And it's all right fresh from the garden. He agreed and went to work and made a vegetable lasagna with homemade pasta and everything from the garden. We spent the afternoon in a couple of nearby wineries and brought home a reserve chardonnay from Sunset Cliffs, an organic winery. The lady serving us at the winery is in the Czech Republic who came to visit New Zealand and stayed. I can see why.

The best part of the experience for me in the world WWOOFing so far is the appearance cultural. Heather, Dave, Brooke and Ant have invited us and treated us like family members. These people have had Wwoofers for 15 years! It really is a style symbiotic life here, with the physical work here on the property from us while they take care of our room and board.

About the Author:

Stacy has been traveling all over the globe with her husband Andrew since February 2008. You can visit their blog at http://berglon.blogspot.com

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