View down to Akaroa (in the far distance on the left)
The workers: Debo Helge and IBWe are currently out on the Banks peninsula, near Christchurch, and have managed to get a little bit of work. We are doing some garden labouring (i.e. removing garden rubbish, cutting down stingy nettles, planting trees etc.), and getting paid some sheckles. The woman we are working for, also lets us park Darlene her garden, so no camping charges either !!! It makes a nice change to work, and also nice for us to get some cash which all goes towards keeping our trip alive (and lets face it, our budget is well out the window, so every little helps).
We reckon we'll hang around here for a little bit longer and then start heading back up to North Island and Auckland. It is a beautiful part of the world around here though, so we are quite happy to hang around for a bit.
We reckon we'll hang around here for a little bit longer and then start heading back up to North Island and Auckland. It is a beautiful part of the world around here though, so we are quite happy to hang around for a bit.
2 comments:
Glad to hear that you are getting some work to help in 'keeping the dream alive!' The reality and cost of your trip can be so frustrating but you will carry with you so many good memories. Certainly the trip of a lifetime. Most people could only dream of the places you have visited (and experience you have both, er, experienced?) The sky-diving episode was particularly inspiring and am suitably in awe of how you managed it.
Hope you get more small jobs here and there (painting white picket fences in a Tom Sawyer fashion?) and keep your dream trip alive.
Mhairi and I are off to Barcelona in a couple of weeks with Corinna and then a short trip to Switzerland to see the Eiger.
Best.
Can you no make some money wi yer lap dancing IB? I've goat a new joab IN STIRLING!!!
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