Yes, work starts tomorrow. The serious of life. 😊 (Yet I can use smileys.)
The apples are ripe and ready to be plucked AND I am with the party…
To be honest, it is time. Another reason to have this job is, next to the cash, approval for the visa extension. And it will bring some routine to my weeks in the next months. No excessive sleep-ins anymore, no random road trips to nice places because you have nothing better to do, no cinema nights with nachos and dip until late (cinema = Lenovo + Bose Soundlink Mini 😊 )…
The last days have been a blast with all these Elements. 😊
Some of the activities we carried out with a group of German (what else) work-and-travelers. They for sure count to my most pleasant acquaintances in New Zealand.
Ocean Beach. Name says it all.
At the beach for the first time (admittedly; there are things I haven’t done yet…) I had the chance to live the dream to just walk the sand towards the sea and join the waves. Until now I had only blessed the stone beach in Napier for short, Wellington Harbor, the Mediterranean Sea on Mallorca or the North Sea and some lakes in Germany with my physical presence. But never that certain water that has South America as next stop over the horizon.
Nevertheless, the ocean is still oversalted…
The other day we visited “Te Mata Peak” and completed a little hike. This place is the next high ground of the area (about 400m) and offers stunning views of the landscape. It was somewhat of an insanely hot day and the hike was about as much as my weakened bones could bear. To run into the ocean afterwards is just the change you might desire after that… 😀
View from the top. New Zealand is very green in general, but after a few days in the sun the grass looks rather brownish…
Dust on the lens for effects. The backpacker always thinks handily! 😀
Look at me mom! 😀
Sounds like fun… 😊
Looks like fun. 😀
My hiking company. 😊
Well, soon more news will come up and some close-ups of ripe apples, too… 😉
