Fun Things to do at Atawhai Farmstay

April 22, 2007

Fun Things to do at Atawhai Farmstay

It was amazing how time flew by. Soon, our carefree farmstay days came to an end. It was a dilemma: on one hand we wished to stay longer and help out at the farm, but on the other, we had so many other places to visit but with not much time left... Ahh, life's all about making decisions, isn't it?
Anyway, we'd made a list of recommendations for fun stuff to do/try for people who might be keen to stay and help out at the farm in future: (Bill's contact info could be found on the Useful Information column on the right)

Learn to start a coal range fireplace in less than, arr...2 hour? to beat yd's record! :D
Learn to make dessert/cookies from Leitu
Must try Leitu's homemade Apple Sponge with hot custard or ice-cream, it still made me drool at the very thought of that...
Feed the chooks and collect eggs
Dare to challenge Bill's Bloody Hot Sauce
Have afternoon tea in the garden on fine sunny afternoons
Star gazing at southern hemisphere incredible night sky-try to make out as many constellations
Cook with freshly picked organic vegetables and herbs from the garden
Relax in hot fire bath by the bush (but careful not to burn your butt!)
Learn to drive the tractor and watch Kelly and Sheba go berserk at each other for being tied up
Go horse trekking
Have picnic/bbq on Little Wanganui beach
Trek up the hills to overlook Wangapeka Valley and the sea
Feed Polly the farm horse with apples and listen to the crunchy sounds she makes
Stay warm in front of the fireplace on a cold night
Explore Jackson's 60 acres properties and check out the interesting fairyland tree; super mario magic mushrooms; etc etc.
Enjoy great exercise by getting your hands dirty with the farm chores
(yd might have more things to add on to the list, we'll see ;)