te manewa

I am at Te Manewa, a small community of people
who have a farm in Mangawhai, which is about an hour north of aukland. the sun is very hot here, the plants are beautiful, people are very kind...
the people here at the farm i am on are super nice! on the first day me & another wwoofer, Julia from argentina, who is really cool, picked macadamia nuts,Tuesday we weeded a bed prepared it for potato & sweet potato planting. wednesday we dug a pond, and today we did multiple things, including thinning lettuce starts, hauling old roofing to make a fence, making seed soil...
it is so peaceful and magical here, the most beautiful place i have ever seen,
so here are some photos...

this is a protest march in auckland i partook in: people opposing night school cuts.

lovely views on the way up the west coast of the north island

on the east coast of the north island; the hen & chicken islands in the distance
the lovely beach!

the beach at Mangawhai Heads, and two of my hosts, Pauline & Malcolm

Te Manewa, the place i am staying!

Pauline talking about digging a pond here; also Julia & another woman who hosts here, Britta

one of the many amazing plants here; this one reminds me of dr. seuss

first day

I have made it here in one piece, surprising with three stops in between! i missed my scheduled flight out of seattle and had to be re-routed through aussie land, but hey, now i can say i've been there! moral of day: get to the airport when they suggest, three hrs. prior for international flights, even if your kitty isn't around to say goodbye to.
in auckland now, heading for my first farm tomorrow morning. i am in the future, by the way...it's not bright, its rainy. but i am quite tickled to be here.

speaking of tickles, this is mr. tickles. he cuddled with me while i read a book this afternoon.