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Danique

WEEK 3 – Coldest week of the year?!

Welcome back to our blog! Three’s a charm! Still around? Quickly read on for the adventures in our third week down under! If you’re looking for the first week, head on over here, and week 2 can be found over yonder. You can also subscribe to our website for a (give or take) monthly email update with new posts! Farm Life We live at a small farm with a really nice garden, some chickens and two cows. There are many birds around like Tui, Tauhou (Silvereye), Kāhu (Swamp harrier), Pukeko and ‘European’ birds like Yellowhammers (Hurukōwhai), chaffinches (Pahirini), goldfinches (Kōurarini),…

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WEEK 2 – Transition to Tuamarina

Welcome back to our blog! Week 2 and we had lot’s to do, and therefore write about! It’s a wee bit longer than week 1, but we hope to make up for it with more beautiful photo’s and even a video. If you’re looking for the first week, head on over here. You can also subscribe to our the website for a (give or take) monthly email update with new posts! Location, Location, Location So, we currently live in Tuamarina (from the word Tuamarino in Te Reo Māori, which means ‘the calm beyond’). It’s a 15 min drive from Blenheim,…

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WEEK 1 – Dikke Doei NL, Kia Ora Aotearoa!

Hi there and welcome to our blog! This week is all about our travel adventures to New Zealand It’s extremely rainy here today, which means we have time to set it all up so we can share our stories with all of you. We’re so excited! We will try to share updates weekly but probably less frequently in the future. This one is about our first week and we’ll try and update again as soon as possible. You can also subscribe at the bottom of the website for a (give or take) monthly email update with new posts! Wednesday 27…

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