well i enjoyed donnie darko. clearly i need to watch it again though as the plot was incomprihensable. i will look into woofing at a later date i think.
what you say about clavell is sooth, i tried to read a basic fantasy story the other day and it was torture. the knowlegde that there was a fresh clavell waiting for me, made the dross i was passing in front of my eyes unbairably dull.

so liv are you not coming to bali? if not, why not? surely italy cannot be as plesant.

well i screwed up. i made the decision yesterday not to book the tour cos i read online that the weather would not be good for today, at least thats what i thought it said. as i write the sun is shining, and there is bairly a cloud in the sky. curse it all. a pox on all dung-eating decicions. we have this thoery that once you enter kerikeri you can never leave, so far it has remaned true.

right. probably wont blog for a while, cos we will be doing other stuff.
see you.

julio

yes indeed tom can blog.

I’ve just started reading “a man in in full” again.

There are plans here for a two week holiday in Italy after granduation. 5 of us driving round the north checking out the lakes and cities. All sounds most pleasent. almost certain I shall go. Must get that job sorted!

Wwoofing

What happened to Wwoofing? Have you forgotten this way of spending time in a pleasant environment, food cooked for you, in return for exertions that would seem mild indeed after ‘Orange Wood’?
Do you have access to the list? Taking a quick look, there seem to be loads of places around Kerikeri, some with good sounding accomodation, separate from the family, etc. This one’s actively seeking people now, apparently:
Bob and Helen are looking for wwoofer in their farm in kerikeri on the Bay of Island!!
It’s 500m from Kerikeri, has a swimming pool, and separate accomodation. Call them on (09) 4079388

Although it’s further away, this place looks good. It’s from the home helpers website, so you don’t have to be a member of Wwoof. It’s at Matapouri, near Whangarei.
www.paradisecoast.co.nz/WWOOF.htm
And let’s not forget the Zen man! Only 5k from where you are. Here’s someone’s account of staying there:
www.travelinsights.org/writing/travelogues/dan/kerikeri_34.html

Someone else says:
“We learned of a great opportunity to keep finances afloat using a scheme called WWOOFING. This scheme, which translates as Willing Workers on Organic Farms, is set up to benefit both
the Farms and the WWoofers. We work about 3 to 4 hours a day and get accomodation and fed and watered by the hosts. It costs us nothing. The work is by no means strenuous and sometimes there are other Backpackers on the farms who have interesting stories to tell. So far
we’ve been to two different hosts. One was an 87 year old Dutch Architect who moved out here 7 years ago and is still busy as hell with different projects. Bruno Mertens is his name and he was apparently the ‘Most famous Meditation teacher in Holland’. He was a very peaceful soul and had many words of wisdom. He now lives in KeriKeri.

I think I might do this Wwoofing with Mama next year on our bikes!

Shogun

Is that the distorted, yellowing copy you took from here? James had that with him when he went to Spain about twenty five years ago! The trouble with James Clavell is, once you’ve read him other ‘adventure’ writers seem dull and pedestrian.

weather looks crappy for tomorrow, and i am supposed to make a decision about booking this cape ranga tour. nooooooooooooo

i hate godrotting decisions.