on the road to Karamea

Hi all!!
sorry have been a little slack again...Have been decorating Vals toilet in sheet music.took me 2 days but it looks absolutely stunning i have to say and cost about 20 Dollars all up FANTASTIC.
We headed up to Karamea last week on thursday for 4 nights and had the most amazing time stayed in Mokohina and Karamea and Gentle Annie and thee DOC camp at the start odf the Heaphy track and myself and Val did a 2hr walk along the start of the Heaphy which was full on but beautiful through all the Nikau palms.
I will eloborate more in my next offering about our adventures and elvises misdomenours ,LOL
Today we finally leave out new temporary home in Nelson.we have been absolutely welcomesd with open arms by Valerie and she noww has a new home to show for it LOL.Its been the most time we have ever spent together in the 7yrs we have known each other and its been divine,we have enjoyed every single moment of it,but our great adventure has got to continue,we head off to murchison for the night and then for a few days to hamner Springs before getting to Christchurch on Tu=esday for my date with THE PIXIEs OMG i cant wait La La La .
mis ypou all my friends and family but excited about the next chapter in our journey,as is Elvis and the endless new beaches and possibilities to poop on new pastures,including his little jaunt into the middle of a full on Rugby game last week to take a dump mid game in the middle of the pitch...........................................................
OMG he is not my dog in thosre moments,ans we had no clean up bags ,LOL
Take care ,LOVE FROM SHane too
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me you and Elvis too

its all over on the farm......................................

Hello you guys,well our time on the farm is over.we had the most amazing time looking after the Sheep and dogs and cats and Chooks.We were really sad to leave last night but we are moving on to pastures new.It was hard to leave Whitebait and Todd they were just the most beautiful animals.Elvis didnt know what had hit him last night when he hads tro put his lead on.he is looking very trim and handsome even if i do say so myself.he has spent virtually the whoole day at vals house sleeping infront of the fire.he finally had to be forced to get up at 11.30 to go pee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hes his dads dog,lol.
we were sent off with some money and a dozen eggs ands a huge piece of venison,yum.Just gotta work out what to do with it now.I caught and crumbed my own fish today.What am i like :)We are gonna be back at Vals in Nelson for about a week ,doing some decorating and DIY and we are planning to head over to Karamea .Have heard its really stunningly beautiful over there so will take val away again for a few days break.Shane has sorted out the batteries in the van bless him ,hes such a love.
Not long now until we go see the PIXIEs again in Christchurch.we are also contemplating Metallica,but $179 Bucks thats fucked up.........catch ya laters

Sheep Sheep and more Sheep

Hello again.Its Friday and i am sitting here in the beautiful ,stunning sunshine on a farm in Havelock.We have 2 dogs,Chloe a foxy terrier and Todd a 9yr old Sheepdog.they are both very cute and well trained.They make Elvis look like a juvenile delinquent.He is absolutely beside himself being aloud to roam relatively free in the creek and amongst the sheep and cows and Chooks.We have24 Ewes who are in Lamb ,12 hens and a rooster and 9 mutton sheep who i was informed will end up as dog tucka......................oh yeah and a Ram.Hes totally cute and friendly BUT dont turn ya back.
The family went away yesterday morning and it feels like a constant round of feeding animals.I missed out the 2 cats.Whitebait who is 4 and Deaf ,and Jersey who only makes an apperance when necessary to be fed.
We are keeping both the fires in the house burning.The temp was down to -2 this morning with frost covering everything.Bloody freezing.I wont be going to feed the Chooks again in my PJs tomorrow.Nearly froze ma tits off,LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is so nice to be doing somthing,have been kept busy exercising the dogs,washing and finally started a bit of scrapbooking..Oh well its 4.30 and i have to go get more wood and put the Chooks to bed for the night in there palacial Hen House.the Rooster will get a boot up his arse if he pisses around again tonight,The girls were good.Ok off we go .have to get stuff done because when the light fades it PITCH BLACK and i mean Pitch Black.

that was a week that was

Well hello again my friends,Shane is parading around Vals house looking like Hugh Heffner in a robe.LOL!@#$%^&*
We have had a full on week,Sleep[ing abnd generally relaxing.Spent a fwew days repairing bits of the van that were dropping off and then we headed over to Golden Bay for a couple of days,Not nearly long enough i have to say.We went to Kaiteriteri and had a huge walk down to Split Apple Rock,which was just beautiful.Then headed overThe Hill to Takaka,and had the most beautiful meal at Wholesome Cafe,then headed over to Pohara and stayed the night there.Elvis in his element waking up to a run on the beach....bliss
Went for a couple of beers at the Penguin pub and got chatting with a girl hfrom Leicester,weird!!!!
Next day we headed to PuPu Springs which has the clearest waters in Australasia and then to The Mussell Inn up near Collingwood,a really funky cool old tavern which holds live music events and has composting toilets,lol
then Val had decided that she wanted to see the Troglodite stone in Cobb Valley.We headed off up into the hills west of lower Takaka and after a 30km drive we hit a fallen tree across the troad which had fallen only mins before our arrival.Spent an hour watching Fulton Hogan trying sucessfully toi move it .....Vwery exciting but scupperred our adventure as we had to be back in Nelson to see One Flew over the Cuckoos nest which was awesome.The weathwer is still lush.Off to the beach to walk elvis and then we are off farm sitting tomorrow