s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

So, today marks one year in-country for me. Amazing how fast the year has shot past. But it has been quite activity filled. And I hope that next year I can be even more productive, as there is still so much left to do here! My goals for the next yeaar: complete primary de-gorsing of the property (removal and burning of all large gorse bushes), completion of fences on front-half of property, begin fences in back-half, update/replace water reticulation system to all paddocks, build a kitset building on the foundation, convert the kennels into a set of covered yards, build stock shelters in at least 2 paddocks, move up to full-time/salaried work for Biacore, and in my spare time start writing science fiction novels. Not too ambitious I hope! :)

This afternoonn Yvonne is very kindly giving our alpaca a ride up to Otihanga, which is about 30-minutes drive north in the Kapiti Coast. Linda, the alpaca-wrangler for Willowbank where we bought our ‘paca, has agreed to look after the boys for us. Linda is using us as a trial for agistment, where you care for another persons animals (like a boarding kennel, but for stock). If this works out she willl try starting that as a side business. We are just happy to know that an alpaca expert (much more so than either of us) will be watching the boys during the time we are gone.